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WHEELCHAIR BASE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- postural control
1, record 1, English, postural%20control
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wheelchair Services... provide appropriate assessment and provision of... seating and postural control systems with wheeled base units as well as general wheelchairs and related equipment. 1, record 1, English, - postural%20control
Record 1, Key term(s)
- posture control
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maintien de la posture
1, record 1, French, maintien%20de%20la%20posture
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-09-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wheelchair base 1, record 2, English, wheelchair%20base
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- châssis de fauteuil roulant
1, record 2, French, ch%C3%A2ssis%20de%20fauteuil%20roulant
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-12-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tipping lever
1, record 3, English, tipping%20lever
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- kick spur 2, record 3, English, kick%20spur
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[on a wheelchair, ] rearward projection from base of frame on which attendant applies force(with foot) to tilt chair backward.(Source : Vocabulary of Rehabilitation Terminology(Toronto : Canadian Rehabilitation Council for the Disabled), 1985, p. 25). 1, record 3, English, - tipping%20lever
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- levier de bascule
1, record 3, French, levier%20de%20bascule
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Lexique : Terminologie de la réadaptation (Toronto : Conseil canadien pour la réadaptation des handicapés), 1985, p. 26. 1, record 3, French, - levier%20de%20bascule
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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