Prevalence, concordance, and heritability of Scheuermann kyphosis based on a study of twins

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2133-2136

  Damborg, Frank ^a   Engell, Vilhelm ^a   Andersen, Mikkel ^a   Kyvik, Kirsten Ohm ^b   Thomsen, Karsten ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENMARK; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; TWINS;

EID: 33749560093     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.01302     Document Type: Article

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