What's up with John? Medikidz explain scoliosis

Scoliosis can develop at any time between childhood and adolescence. 3 in every 1000 children and adolescents will need an operation to correct scoliosis. Even after being diagnosed, children can often find it confusing and difficult to understand what exactly causes the change in their physical appearance.

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Subject(s)Science
Author(s)Kim Chilman-Blair, John Taddeo
Age5-7, 7-11
Published2009
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Shelf reference612 MED
ISN/ISBN9781906935047
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8hxf

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