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Scoliosis detection, patient characteristics, referral patterns and treatment in the absence of a screening program in Norway
BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis allows for observation and timely initiation of brace treatment in order to halt progression. School scoliosis screening programs were abolished in Norway in 1994 for lack of evidence that the programs improved outcome and for the costs involved. T...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3527139/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23098059 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-7161-7-18 |