Ethnic variance in the epidemiology of scoliosis in New Zealand

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 784-787

  Ratahi, Erin D ^a   Crawford, Haemish A ^a   Thompson, John M ^a   Barnes, Michael J ^a,b  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Ethnicity; Polynesian; Scoliosis; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT; POLYNESIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTORS; SCOLIOSIS; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 0036841060     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200211000-00018     Document Type: Article

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