The morphometric development of the fetal larynx during the fetal period

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 683-691

  Cicekcibasi, Aynur Emine ^a   Keles, Bahar ^a   Uyar, Mehmet ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Human fetuses; Laryngomalacia; Larynx; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIGLOTTIS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LARYNX; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STUDENT T TEST; THYROID GLAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VOCAL CORD;

ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LARYNX; MALE; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 41149178965     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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