Design of the bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis trial (BrAIST)

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Volumn 38, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 1832-1841

  Weinstein, Stuart L ^a   Dolan, Lori A ^a   Wright, James G ^b,c   Dobbs, Matthew B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Bracing; Clinical trials; Natural history; Orthotics; Outcomes; Phase iii study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; BRACE; BRACING IN ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS TRIAL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COBB ANGLE; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NORTH AMERICA; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; CANADA; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCOLIOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 84888621528     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000435048.23726.3e     Document Type: Article

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