Diagnosis of Rett syndrome: Can a radiograph help?

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 737-742

  Glasson, E J ^a   Bower, C ^b   Thomson, M R ^c   Fyfe, S ^d   Leonard, S ^a   Rousham, E ^b   Christodoulou, J ^a   Ellaway, C ^e   Leonard, H ^f  

^a Department of Anatomy ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; GENDER; HAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METACARPAL BONE; METATARSAL BONE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; RETT SYNDROME; ULNA; UNITED KINGDOM; VARIANCE; WRIST; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0031757555     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1998.tb12341.x     Document Type: Article

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