Problematic clinical features of powered wheelchair users with severely disabling multiple sclerosis
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Problematic clinical features of powered wheelchair users with severely disabling multiple sclerosis.
PURPOSE The aim of this study is to describe the clinical features of powered wheelchair users with severely disabling multiple sclerosis (MS) and explore the problematic clinical features influencing prescription. METHOD Retrospective review of electronic and case note records of recipients of electric-powered indoor/outdoor powered wheelchairs (EPIOCs) attending a specialist wheelchair serv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Disability and Rehabilitation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0963-8288,1464-5165
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2014.949356