Observer variation in assessing spinal curvature and skeletal development in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1988, Pages 1371-1377

  Goldberg, Mark S ^a   Poitras, Benoit ^b   Mayo, Nancy E ^c   Labelle, Hubert ^b   Bourassa, Richard ^b   Cloutier, Richard ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c JEWISH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Idiopathic scoliosis; Measurement; Observer variation; Skeletal development

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; SPINE CURVATURE;

ADOLESCENT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMAN; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024242728     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-198812000-00008     Document Type: Article

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