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Development of a wheelchair maintenance training programme and questionnaire for clinicians and wheelchair users

Maria Luisa ToroHuman Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; ;Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; View further author information
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Emily BirdHuman Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; ;Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Michelle OysterHuman Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; ;Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Lynn WorobeyHuman Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; ;Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Michael LainHuman Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; ;Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Samuel BuciorHuman Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; View further author information
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Rory A. CooperHuman Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; ;Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; View further author information
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Jonathan PearlmanHuman Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; ;Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 843-851 | Received 21 May 2016, Accepted 27 Dec 2016, Published online: 27 Jan 2017

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