Scoliosis: Evidence-based diagnostic evaluation

Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 335-341

  Jaramillo, Diego ^a   Young Poussaint, Tina ^b   Grottkau, Brian E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037715081     PISSN: 10525149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1052-5149(03)00023-6     Document Type: Review

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