RESNA position on the application of power wheelchairs for pediatric users.
This document, approved by the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Board of Directors in March 2007, shares typical clinical applications and provides evidence from the literature supporting the use of power wheelchairs for children.
Rosen
Lauren
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Motion Analysis Center, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa, 3001 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa, FL 33607, USA. Lauren.Rosen@baycare.org
Arva
Julianna
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Furumasu
Jan
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Harris
Michele
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Lange
Michelle L
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McCarthy
Elisabeth
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Kermoian
Rosanne
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Pinkerton
Heather
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Plummer
Teresa
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Roos
Jodi
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Sabet
Andrina
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Vander Schaaf
Paula
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Wonsettler
Terri
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D000367:Age Factors; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000075202:Contraindications; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009134:Muscular Atrophy, Spinal / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010372:Pediatrics; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014910:Wheelchairs / Q000145:classification