Growth in 110 children with Legg-Calve-Perthes' disease: A longitudinal infancy childhood puberty growth model study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 181-184

  Eckerwall, Göran ^a   Wingstrand, Hans ^a   Hägglund, Gunnar ^a   Karlberg, Johan ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Child; Growth; Legg Calve Perthes' disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFANCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERTHES DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; LEGG-PERTHES DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PUBERTY;

EID: 0029807506     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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