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Original Research

Wheelchair service provision education for healthcare professional students, healthcare personnel and educators across low- to high-resourced settings: a scoping review protocol

Sureshkumar Kamalakannana Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK;b Public Health Foundation of India, Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paula W. Rushtonc School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada;d CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre, Montréal, CanadaView further author information
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Ed Giesbrechte Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CanadaView further author information
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David F. Rusawf Department of Rehabilitation, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0220-6278View further author information
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Selsabil-A. Bouzianec School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Montréal, CanadaView further author information
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Melodie Nadeaug Department of Biology, University of Concordia, Montréal, CanadaView further author information
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Jennifer McKeeh School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, IrelandView further author information
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Rosemary J. Gowrani School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Health Research Institute, Health Implementation Science and Technology, University of Limerick, Limerick, IrelandView further author information
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R. Lee Kirbyj Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dalhousie University, Halifax, CanadaView further author information
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Jessica P. Pedersenk Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USAView further author information
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Tomasz Tasiemskil Department of Adapted Physical Activity, Poznań University of Physical Education, Poznań, PolandView further author information
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Yohali Burrola-Mendezm Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;n Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT), Ciudad de México, MéxicoORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9357-7543View further author information
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Marco Tofanino Department of Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation, Neurorehabilitation Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2071-4513View further author information
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Mary Goldbergp International Society of Wheelchair Professionals, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;q Human Engineering Research Laboratories, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Jon Pearlmanm Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0830-9136View further author information
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Pages 343-349 | Received 05 Aug 2020, Accepted 13 Nov 2020, Published online: 10 Dec 2020

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