Detection of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 184-186

  Fazal, Muhammad Ali ^a,c   Edgar, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b London Clinic Cancer Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Idiopathic; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FACULTY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 33646530973     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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