Health Related Quality of Life in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis
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The present study is organized into four parts: at the beginning, the authors explore the historical origin of the HRQOL construct and its definition correlating it to the concepts of body image, stress and family function. The second part is about the impact of the scoliosis diagnosis and conservative treatment on the patient. The third part is a brief description of the measuring instruments and the last one discusses authors’ contribution to the field.
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