School screening for scoliosis in Algiers. Results of a survey conducted in 1995-96
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Objectives The main aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of Idiopathic Scoliosis among the Algiers school population. However, the analysis of the results also enabled us to sketch a profile of the typical Algerian child with scol-iosis.
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دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009