Title: Validation of Italian Version of Brace Questionnaire (brq)
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Validation of Italian version of Brace Questionnaire (BrQ)
BACKGROUND Brace questionnaire (BrQ) is a tool used to evaluate Health Quality of Life (HRQoL) in patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) that undergo bracing treatment. The BrQ has not been translated and validated for Italian-speaking patients with AIS. The aim of the study was to perform a trans-cultural validation of BrQ to be used in an Italian speaking population. METHODS Tr...
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