Survey of Faulty Postures and Associated Factors Among Chinese Adolescents

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 224-229

  Cho, Chiung Yu ^a  

^a Medical Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Posture; Psychologic; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHINA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAULTY POSTURE; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCOLIOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BACK; BACK PAIN; CHINA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORDOSIS; MALE; NECK PAIN; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOLIOSIS; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 41249085974     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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