A meta-analysis of the clinical effectiveness of school scoliosis screening

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Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1061-1071

  Fong, Daniel Yee Tak ^a   Lee, Chun Fan ^a   Cheung, Kenneth Man Chee ^a   Cheng, Jack Chun Yiu ^b   Ng, Bobby Kin Wah ^c   Lam, Tsz Ping ^b   Mak, Kwok Hang ^d   Yip, Paul Siu Fai ^a   Luk, Keith Dip Kei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d Prince of Wales Hospital ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Meta analysis; Retrospective cohort studies; School screening program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA EXTRACTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 77952011412     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181bcc835     Document Type: Article

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