Scoliosis and cavus foot. Is there a relationship? Study in referrals, with and without scoliosis, from school screening

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 88, Issue , 2002, Pages 10-14

  Grivas, Theodoros B ^a   Stavlas, Panagiotis ^a   Koukos, Kostas ^a   Samelis, Panagiotis ^a   Polyzois, Basil ^a  

^a THRIASIO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; COBB ANGLES; FOOT SHAPE; HEALTHY POPULATION; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; SCREENING PROGRAMS; STATISTICAL CORRELATION; TRUNK INCLINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOT MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT REFERRAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCOLIOSIS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOT DEFORMITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 6044219901     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-932-5-10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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