title: Living aids: wheelchair evaluation and prescription.
abstract: This article reviews the assessment procedure for patients who require a wheelchair. The author, a medical specialist in prosthetics and orthotics, describes the important physical and social factors which must be considered, and defines what equipment is available from the National Health Service and elsewhere.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom; D014910:Wheelchairs