Growth and maturation in Marfan syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 100-115

  Erkula, Gurkan ^a   Jones, Kevin B ^a   Sponseller, Paul D ^a   Dietz, Harry C ^b   Pyeritz, Reed E ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Growth chart; Marfan syndrome; Maturation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MATURATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME;

EID: 0037156279     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10312     Document Type: Article

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