Classification of the dysmorphology of pectus excavatum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1573-1581

  Cartoski, Mark J ^a   Nuss, Donald ^a   Goretsky, Michael J ^a   Proud, Virginia K ^a   Croitoru, Daniel P ^a   Gustin, Tina ^a   Mitchell, Karen ^a   Vasser, Ellen ^a   Kelly Jr , Robert E ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Dysmorphology; Morphology; Pectus excavatum; Phenotype

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748050108     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.05.055     Document Type: Article

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