School-based screening for scoliosis: Is it cost-effective?

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1012-1017

  Thilagaratnam, S ^a  

^a Health Promotion Board Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Costs analysis; Healthcare costs; Mass screening; School Health Services; Scoliosis; Targeted health screening

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCOLIOSIS; SCREENING TEST; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SINGAPORE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCOLIOSIS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 38449090006     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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