Referral criteria for school scoliosis screening: Assessment and recommendations based on a large longitudinally followed cohort

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Volumn 35, Issue 25, 2010, Pages

  Lee, C F ^a   Fong, Daniel Y T ^a   Cheung, Kenneth M C ^a   Cheng, Jack C Y ^b   Ng, Bobby K W ^c   Lam, T P ^b   Mak, K H ^d   Yip, Paul S F ^a   Luk, Keith D K ^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; moir ; positive predictive value; schoolbased scoliosis screening program; sensitivity; topography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SCOLIOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78650545166     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181ecf3fe     Document Type: Article

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