Screening for scoliosis: Different countries' perspectives and evidence-based health care

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-19

  Plaszewski, MacIej ^a   Nowobilski, Roman ^b,c   Kowalski, Pawel ^d   Cieslinski, MacIej ^a  

^a JÓZEF PI SUDSKI UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN WARSAW   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

^d Higher School of Administration   (Poland)

Author keywords

grades of recommendation; levels of evidence; scoliosis; screening

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EXPERT OPINION; GOOGLE SCHOLAR; GRADES OF RECOMMENDATION; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LEVELS OF EVIDENCE; MALAYSIANS; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PAIN SYMPTOMS; PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS; RATE REDUCTION; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE; SCOLIOSIS; SCORING SYSTEMS; SCREENING PROGRAMS; SIDE EFFECT; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TURKISHS;

HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY; SCREENING;

HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SCOLIOSIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84857193736     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e32834df622     Document Type: Review

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