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Original Article

The influence of seat adjustment and a thoraco-lumbar-sacral orthosis on the distribution of body-seat pressure in children with scoliosis and pelvic obliquity

Yehudit Shoham Ministry of Education, Israel
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Shirley Meyer Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation Center, Alyn Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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Michal Katz-Leurer Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation Center, Alyn Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Professions, Physical Therapy Department, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
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Patrice (Tamar) L Weiss Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Haifa, Haifa, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 21-26 | Accepted 01 Sep 2003, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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