Estimating the effectiveness of screening for scoliosis: A case-control study

Pediatrics

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-14

  Bunge, Eveline M ^a   Juttmann, Rikard E ^a   Van Biezen, Frans C ^a   Creemers, Huub ^b   Hazebroek Kampschreur, Alice A J M ^c   Luttmer, Bert C F ^d   Wiegersma, P Auke ^e   De Koning, Harry J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Municipal Health Service Westelijke Mijnstreek   (Netherlands)

^c Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

^d Municipal Health Service   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case control study; Effectiveness; Scoliosis; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38049077853     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-3673     Document Type: Article

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