The psychological and social functioning of 14 children and 12 adolescents after Ilizarov leg lengthening

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-59

  Ramaker, Ruth R ^a   Lagro, Suzanne W J ^a   Van Roermund, Peter M ^a   Sinnema, Gerben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EATING HABIT; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0034019533     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016470052943900     Document Type: Article

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