Costs and effectiveness of scoliosis screening

Physiotherapy

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 259-268

  Roubal, Paul J ^a   Freeman, D Carl ^a   Placzek, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bracing; Scoliosis; Screening; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ORTHOTICS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SCREENING; SURGEON; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032896087     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)61440-X     Document Type: Article

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