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Design and evaluation of a laboratory-based wheelchair castor testing protocol using community data
Wheelchair castors fail frequently causing physical, social and economic consequences for wheelchair users. These failures occur in spite of established wheelchair test methods and regulations, suggesting that the existing tests may not be sufficient to screen poorly designed castors. An expert stak...
Autores principales: | Mhatre, Anand, Reese, Norman, Pearlman, Jon |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6953824/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31923276 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226621 |
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