Quantification of cosmesis for patients affected by adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 12-15

  Iwahara, T ^a   Imai, M ^a   Atsuta, Y ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cosmesis; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BACK; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0031905137     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050020     Document Type: Article

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