The epidemiology of perthes' disease in South India

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 603-607

  Joseph, B ^a   Chacko, V ^a   Rao, B S ^a   Hall, A J ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; INCIDENCE; INDIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PERTHES DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; LEGG-PERTHES DISEASE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023769553     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/17.3.603     Document Type: Article

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