Lack of seasonal variation in idiopathic talipes equinovarus

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 496-502

  Loder, Randall T ^a   Drvaric, David M ^b   Carney, Brian ^c   Hamby, Zachary ^d   Barker, Simon ^e   Chesney, David ^f   Maffulli, Nicola ^g  

^a RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE; DELIVERY; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PES EQUINOVARUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644918563     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00093     Document Type: Article

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