Screening for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents: An information statement

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 195-198

  Richards, B Stephens ^a   Vitale, Michael G ^b  

^a TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b Internal Medicine New York Presbyterian   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BRACE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSENSUS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SCREENING; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE MALFORMATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37849001811     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01276     Document Type: Review

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