Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in twins: A population-based survey

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Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 927-930

  Andersen, Mikkel O ^a   Thomsen, Karsten ^a   Kyvik, Kirsten O ^b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Concordance; Etiology; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SCOLIOSIS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 34247252500     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000259865.08984.00     Document Type: Article

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