TW2 and TW3 bone ages: Time to change? [2]

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 371-372

  Ahmed, M Lynn ^a   Warner, Justin T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE AGE; BONE MATURATION; CHILD; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RADIUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT STATURE; ULNA;

AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGING; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 34047238634     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.090134     Document Type: Letter

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