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Research Article

Genetic epidemiology of Scheuermann's disease

Heritability and prevalence over a 50-year period

Frank DamborgDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lillebaelt Hospital, KoldingCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vilhelm Engell Section of Children's Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Odense University Hospital
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Jan Nielsen Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Southern Denmark and Center for National Clinical Databases, South, Odense University Hospital
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Kirsten O Kyvik Odense Patient Data Explorative Network (OPEN), Odense University Hospital and Institute of Regional Health Services Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense
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Mikkel Ø Andersen Spine Section, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lillebaelt Hospital, Middelfart
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Karsten Thomsen Spine Section, Hamlet Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages 602-605 | Received 14 Feb 2011, Accepted 24 May 2011, Published online: 24 Nov 2011

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