Vibration Exposure of Individuals Using Wheelchairs over Concrete Paver Surfaces
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Erik Wolf, M.S. , Jonathan Pearlman, M.S. , Rory A. Cooper, Ph.D., Shirley G. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Annmarie Kelleher, M.S., O.T.R./L, A.T.P., Diane M. Collins, Ph.D., O.T.R./L., Michael L. Boninger, M.D. , Rosemarie Cooper, M.P.T., A.T.P. 1,2,4 and David R. Smith Departments of Rehabilitation Science & Technology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, Tel: 01-412-365-4850, Fax: 01-412365-4858, E-mail: [email protected], Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Veterans Administration Research and Development Centre, Veterans Administration Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Technical Director, Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, 1444 I Street, NW Suite 700, Washington, DC Tel: 202-712-9036, Fax: 202-408-0285, E-mail [email protected]
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