Skeletal maturity in Pakistani children

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 305-308

  Rikhasor, Ranyo M ^a,b   Qureshi, A Majeed ^a   Lal Rathi, Shankar ^a   Channa, Noor Ahmed ^a  

^a Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto Medical University   (Pakistan)

^b CMC   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Growth; Osteology; Skeletal maturation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; BONE MATURATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; CARPAL BONES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PAKISTAN; PUBERTY;

EID: 0032822628     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878299005142     Document Type: Article

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