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Original Research

Kinematics and pushrim kinetics in adolescents propelling high-strength lightweight and ultra-lightweight manual wheelchairs

Nuno OliveiraChildren's Specialized Hospital Research Center, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; ;Human Performance and Engineering Research, Kessler Foundation, West Orange, NJ, USA; View further author information
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Sheila BlochlingerRehabilitation Technology Department, Children’s Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ, USA; View further author information
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Naphtaly EhrenbergChildren's Specialized Hospital Research Center, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; ;Human Performance and Engineering Research, Kessler Foundation, West Orange, NJ, USA; View further author information
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Theresa DefosseRehabilitation Technology Department, Children’s Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ, USA; View further author information
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Gail ForrestHuman Performance and Engineering Research, Kessler Foundation, West Orange, NJ, USA; ;Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA; View further author information
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Trevor Dyson-HudsonDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA; ;Spinal Cord Injury Research and Outcomes & Assessment Research, Kessler Foundation, West Orange, NJ, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0252-2764View further author information
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Peter BarranceChildren's Specialized Hospital Research Center, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; ;Human Performance and Engineering Research, Kessler Foundation, West Orange, NJ, USA; ;Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 209-216 | Received 24 May 2017, Accepted 11 Dec 2017, Published online: 22 Dec 2017

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