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Original Research

Pressure distribution analysis in three wheelchairs cushions of subjects with spinal cord injury

Paulo Vinicius Braga MendesDepartment of Occupacional Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2957-6559
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Luma Carolina Câmara GradimDepartment of Occupacional Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil;
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Natália Sanches SilvaDepartment of Occupacional Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil;
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Ana Luiza Caltabiano AllegrettiDepartment of Occupational Therapy, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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Débora Couto De Melo CarrijoDepartment of Occupacional Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil; Correspondence[email protected]
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Daniel Marinho Cezar da CruzDepartment of Occupacional Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4708-354X
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Pages 555-560 | Received 08 Jan 2018, Accepted 06 Apr 2018, Published online: 18 Apr 2018

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