Early Detection of Scoliosis-What the USPSTF "I" Means for Us

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Orthopaedic Surgery Division, Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri, Kansas City.
³ Southwest Scoliosis Institute, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center, Plano, Texas.

Editorial

M Timothy Hresko et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2018.

. 2018 Mar 1;172(3):216-217.

doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.5585.

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Orthopaedic Surgery Division, Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri, Kansas City.
³ Southwest Scoliosis Institute, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center, Plano, Texas.

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