Separation of the proximal humeral epiphysis

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 878, 1998, Pages 752-755

  Aroojis, Alaric ^a,b   D'Souza, Harold ^a   Yagnik, M G ^a  

^a B J WADIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Epiphyseal separation; Proximal humerus; Scurvy

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIPHYSIOLYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCURVY; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; X RAY;

EID: 0032421079     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.74.878.752     Document Type: Article

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