School screening for scoliosis in India
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R. L. Mittal; R. Aggerwal; A. K. Sarwal
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Article
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1987
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Springer
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English
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All school children in Patiala City (25,376) were examined to find out the incidence of scoliosis. There were 12,934 boys and 12,442 girls. Their ages ranged from 5 to 18 years. Adam's forward-bending test and a newly designed "Scoliometer" was used to detect and measure the rib hump in all cases. T