Prediction of adult height in healthy Japanese children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 85, Issue 417, 1996, Pages 57-60

  Tanaka, T ^a   Komatsu, K ^b   Takada, G ^c   Miyashita, M ^d   Ohno, T ^e  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^b Department of Surgery   (Japan)

^c AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d AKITA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e Ohno Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

final height; height; height prediction; peak height velocity; pubertal growth spurt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 0030484852     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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