Model of normal prepubertal growth

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 427-431

  Thalange, N K S ^a   Foster, P J ^a   Gill, M S ^a   Price, D A ^a   Clayton, P E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Mathematical models; Prepubertal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029903317     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.75.5.427     Document Type: Article

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