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Handrail Placement

Handrail Placement is a safety engineering construct that specifies the optimal positioning and configuration of handrails in bathroom environments to enhance user stability and prevent falls, differentiating it from related architectural or design elements by its focused application to accessibility and injury prevention in wet or slippery conditions.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Effects of handrail support on claudication and hemodynamic responses to single-stage and progressive treadmill protocols in peripheral vascular occlusive disease

Andrew W. Gardner, James S. Skinner, Lucy Smith · The American Journal of Cardiology · 1991 · 75 citations

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Efficacy of handrails in preventing stairway falls: a new experimental approach

Brian E. Maki, Stephen D. Perry, W.E. Mcllroy · Safety Science · 1998 · 65 citations

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Handrail position and shape that best facilitate sit-to-stand movement

Satomi Kinoshita · Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation · 2012 · 35 citations

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Injuries to standing passengers using different handrails in subway train collision accidents

Shuguang Yao, Xiangyu Li, Xianliang Xiao et al. · International Journal of Crashworthiness · 2019 · 18 citations

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A novel handrail cueing system to prevent falls in older adults

C.Y. Scovil, Philippe Corbeil, T.A. Lee et al. · Gerontechnology · 2007 · 12 citations · Full text

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Authors

19

  1. BE
    Brian E. Maki

    Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Canada

    2 publications · 77 citations

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  2. TL
    T.A. Lee

    Université Laval, Canada

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  3. LS
    Lucy Smith

    University of Leicester, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 75 citations

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  4. CS
    C.Y. Scovil

    University of Toronto, Canada

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. SK
    Satomi Kinoshita

    Kagoshima University, Japan

    1 publications · 35 citations

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Institutions

9

  1. Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    231 citations

  2. Central South University

    Changsha, China

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    90 citations

  3. Health Sciences Centre

    Winnipeg, Canada

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    36 citations

  4. Université Laval

    Québec, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    60 citations

  6. Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    36 citations

  7. Kagoshima University

    Kagoshima, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    35 citations

  8. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    75 citations

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Venues

  1. Gerontechnology

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  2. International Journal of Crashworthiness

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  3. Highway Research Record

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  4. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

    JBMR · 1 publications · 35 citations

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  5. Safety Science

    1 publications · 65 citations

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