Standard curves of chest circumference in achondroplasia and the relationship of chest circumference to respiratory problems

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-97

  Hunter, Alasdair G W ^a   Reid, Cheryl S ^b   Pauli, Richard M ^c   Scott Jr , Charles I ^d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

achondroplasia; chest circumference; growth curves; respiratory complications

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; APNEA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE GROWTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COR PULMONALE; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; THORAX;

ACHONDROPLASIA; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; THORAX;

EID: 0029960104     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960301)62:1<91::AID-AJMG18>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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