Screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Is there sufficient evidence to support the recommendation?;Despistaje de escoliosis en el adolescente: ?Esta justificado con los conocimientos actuales?

Anales Espanoles de Pediatria

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-133

  Redondo Granado, M J ^a   Arnillas Gornez, P ^a   Fernandez Alonso C ^a  

^a Pédiatre CS Rondilla I Valladolid ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Idiopathic scoliosis; Prevalence; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 0032913668     PISSN: 03024342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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