Long-term effects on personality development in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Influence of type of treatment

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Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1986, Pages 756-758

  Fällström, Kerstin ^a   Cochran, Thomas ^a   Nachemson, Alf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Brace; Follow up; Personality development; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BRACE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURGERY; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRACES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SCOLIOSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0022965196     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-198609000-00018     Document Type: Article

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