Scoliosis and kyphosis in adolescents: Diagnosis and management

Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 121-139

  Shelton, Yvonne A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BRACE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 49849090664     PISSN: 19344287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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