Demographics of idiopathic clubfoot: Is there a seasonal variation?

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 351-352

  Carney, Brian T ^a   Coburn, Tonya R ^a   Minter, Christin ^a  

^a Shriners Hospital for Children   (United States)

Author keywords

Clubfoot; Epidemiologic assessment; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLUBFOOT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; VITAL STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLUBFOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENTUCKY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 17844369694     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000152943.02864.1a     Document Type: Article

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