Longitudinal models of long bone growth during adolescence

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 731-745

  Smith, Shelley L ^a   Buschang, Peter H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; FEMUR; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; LEG LENGTHENING; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; LONG BONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIBIA;

EID: 30544441481     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20441     Document Type: Article

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