Costs of school scoliosis screening: A large, population-based study

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 26, 2010, Pages 2266-2272

  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; cost of screening; scoliosis screening program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCOLIOSIS; SCREENING TEST; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SCOLIOSIS; STUDENTS;

EID: 78650936470     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181cbcc10     Document Type: Article

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