RUS skeletal maturity of children in Beijing

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 316-325

  Ashizawa, K ^a   Kumakura, C ^a   Zhou, X ^a   Jin, F ^b   Cao, J ^b  

^a OTSUMA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing children; RUS maturity scores; Tw3 method; Variation in China

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; ULNA;

EID: 22344452205     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460500087725     Document Type: Article

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