Skeletal maturation in adolescence: A comparison between the Tanner- Whitehouse II and the Fels method

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 798-801

  Van Lenthe, F J ^a   Kemper, H C G ^a   Van Mechelen, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Biological maturation; Longitudinal; Skeletal age

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; BONE MATURATION; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 0031656234     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050938     Document Type: Article

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