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Effects of the WHO 8-step wheelchair-service-delivery process on wheelchair users in El Salvador: a cohort study

Published:2023-09-23 Issue: Volume: Page:1-12
ISSN:1748-3107
Container-title:Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
language:en
Short-container-title:Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Author:

Garcia-Mendez Yasmin¹^ORCID,D’Innocenzo Megan²,Pearlman Jonathan²^ORCID,Vásquez-Gabela Stephanie²,Rosen Perth¹,Rodriguez-Funes Maria-Virginia³,Kirby R. Lee⁴,Mhatre Anand²

Affiliation:

1. Momentum Wheels for Humanity, Chatsworth, CA, USA

2. Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

3. University of El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador

4. Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

Funder

Google.org

United States Agency for International Development

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Subject

Speech and Hearing,Rehabilitation,Biomedical Engineering,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Link

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17483107.2023.2256808

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