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Technology to improve sports performance in wheelchair sports

Justin Z. Laferrier Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Ian Rice Department of Kinesiology and Community Health College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
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Jon pearlman Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Michelle L. Sporner Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Rosi Cooper Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Center for Assistive Technology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Tanya Liu Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Rory A. Cooper Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 4-19 | Received 15 Feb 2011, Accepted 28 Apr 2011, Published online: 08 May 2012

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