Prevention and motor disability: A survey of 145 wheelchair users
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A survey of marginal wheelchair users.
Significant numbers of wheelchair users experience difficulties with propulsion due to impaired upper limb function (termed marginal users for this study). A survey of wheelchair users in Tayside, Scotland, was carried out to identify and describe the marginal user population and their propulsion difficulties. Subjects for the survey were identified from the records of National Health Service w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1877-0657
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2015.07.143