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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Volume 13, 2018 - Issue 8
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Original Research

Learning to use a rear-mounted power assist for manual wheelchairs

Bonita SawatzkyDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; ;International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine and VCH Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada;
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W. Ben MortensonInternational Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine and VCH Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada; ;Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; ;Rehabilitation Research Program, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada; Correspondence[email protected]
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Stephanie WongFaculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Pages 772-776 | Received 17 Aug 2017, Accepted 31 Aug 2017, Published online: 18 Sep 2017

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