A comparison between radiographic and sonographic assessment of hand and wrist bones for the estimation of skeletal age in the child patient

European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-84

  Giuca, M R ^a   Mazza, P ^a   Marrapese, E ^a   Cesaretti, G ^a   Calderazzi, A ^a   Carafoli, D ^a   Saggese, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hand and wrist; Radiographic examination; Skeletal age; Sonographic examination

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144376139     PISSN: 1591996X     EISSN: 2035648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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