Anthropometry and clinical features of Kashin-Beck disease in central Tibet

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 138-141

  Mathieu, F ^a   Begaux, F ^a   Suetens, C ^a   De Maertelaer, V ^a   Hinsenkamp, M ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DWARFISM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONGOLOID RACE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRONATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; RURAL POPULATION; SUPINATION; TIBET;

EID: 0034957338     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002640000192     Document Type: Article

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