Idiopathic scoliosis in Singapore schoolchildren: A prevalence study 15 years into the screening program

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Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1188-1196

  Wong, Hee Kit ^a,c   Hui, James H P ^a   Rajan, Uma ^a,b   Chia, Hwee Pin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b School Health Service   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cobb angle; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Scliosis; Screening; Spinal deformity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRACE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENARCHE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SINGAPORE; SYMPTOM; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BRACES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCOLIOSIS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 18844403143     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000162280.95076.bb     Document Type: Conference Paper

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