A new model to predict final height in constitutionally tall children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 889-893

  De Waal, W J ^a   Stijnen, Th ^b   Lucas, I S ^a   Van Gurp, E A F J ^a   De Muinck Keizer Schrama, S M P F ^a   Drop, S L S ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Constitutionally tall stature; Height prediction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TALL STATURE;

EID: 0030404316     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14177.x     Document Type: Article

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