Radiographic scoring method for the assessment of the severity of nutritional rickets

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 132-139

  Thacher, Tom D ^a   Fischer, Philip R ^b   Pettifor, John M ^c   Lawson, Juliana O ^a   Manaster, B J ^d   Reading, James C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; KNEE; METAPHYSIS; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RICKETS; SCORING SYSTEM; WRIST;

EID: 0034091538     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/46.3.132     Document Type: Article

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