The rate of skeletal maturation in the Scottish population: A comparison across 25 years (1980-2005)

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 952-954

  Savaridas, Sarah Louise ^a   Huntley, James S ^b   Porter, Daniel E ^b   Williams, Linda ^a   Wilkinson, A G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone age; Skeletal maturity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE AGE; BONE MATURATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS; OVERWEIGHT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 38349143320     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0b013e31815b12f4     Document Type: Article

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