Study of body mass (BMI) index and truncal asymmetry (TA) in healthy adolescents
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Address: 1Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, "Tzanio" General Hospital NHS, Tzani and Afendouli, 18536, Piraeus, Greece, 2Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, "Thriasio" General Hospital NHS, G, Gennimata Av, 19600, Magoula, Attica, Greece and 3The Centre for Spinal Studies & Surgery, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK, Bernardou 31 str. Brilissia, Attica, 15235, Greece
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