Scoliosis: To screen or not to screen

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Katrina Hume · Glaucoma Associates of New York

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School screening programmes for scoliosis are a controversial issue, with Japan being the only country to make it mandatory. Scoliosis progresses rapidly during the adolescent growth spurt, meaning school nurses would be in an ideal position to spot these skeletal changes.

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Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment

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Published in: British Journal of School Nursing

Volume 3, Issue 5, pp. 214-218

DOI: 10.12968/bjsn.2008.3.5.31130

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Scoliosis: To screen or not to screen

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