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Seating and wheeled mobility in the disabled elderly population

Redford, 1993

Document ID
1987465629457485040
Author
Redford J
Publication year
Publication venue
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Elderly persons constitute the largest among the populations regularly using wheelchairs. This is a review of the few studies specifically concerned with seating for the elderly; it identifies current problems, particularly in the seating for aged people who are in long-term …
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