Editorial on " Screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: US preventive services task force recommendation statement"

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Editorial

Alex S Ha et al. J Spine Surg. 2018 Dec.

. 2018 Dec;4(4):812-816.

doi: 10.21037/jss.2018.10.04.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
US Preventive Services Task Force; Grossman DC, Curry SJ, Owens DK, Barry MJ, Davidson KW, Doubeni CA, Epling JW Jr, Kemper AR, Krist AH, Kurth AE, Landefeld CS, Mangione CM, Phipps MG, Silverstein M, Simon MA, Tseng CW. US Preventive Services Task Force, et al. JAMA. 2018 Jan 9;319(2):165-172. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.19342. JAMA. 2018. PMID: 29318284

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