Uvulo-glosso-pharyngeal dimensions in subjects with β-thalassaemia major

European Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 699-703

  Abu Alhaija, Elham S J ^a   Al Wahadni, Ahed M S ^a   Al Omari, Mohammad A O ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEPHALOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; MALE; MANDIBLE; PALATE; PATHOLOGY; PHARYNX; SOFT PALATE; STATISTICS; TONGUE;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; MALE; MANDIBLE; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; STATISTICS; TONGUE; UVULA;

EID: 0036987345     PISSN: 01415387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/24.6.699     Document Type: Article

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