Skeletal age assessment: A comparison of 3 methods

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 435.e15-435.e20

  Haiter Neto, Francisco ^a   Kurita, Lucio Mitsuo ^b   Menezes, Alynne Vieira ^a   Casanova, Marcia Spinelli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORTALEZA   (Brazil)

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EID: 33749448156     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2006.03.023     Document Type: Article

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