In spite of the marginal significance that we obtained for the relationship between the excessive weight carried by the school students and shoulder and scapula asymmetries, we noticed that in the private school, where the weight of school materials was greater, the frequency of this asymmetry was also greater, which may be a contributory factor for the presence of scoliosis curves.
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Prevalence of scoliosis among school students in a town in southern Brazil.
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