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MWC (manual wheelchair), PWC (powered wheelchair), SMD (standardized mean difference), WW (wheeled walker)Purchase one-time access:
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Supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wheeled Mobility (grant no. H133E030035-04).
Disclosures: none.