General joint laxity in 1845 Swedish school children of different ages: Age- and gender-specific distributions

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1202-1206

  Jansson, A ^a,c   Saartok, T ^a,b   Werner, S ^a   Renstrom P ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Visby Hospital   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beighton; Cut off point; Hypermobility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; JOINT LAXITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINTS; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 4143053586     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410023971     Document Type: Article

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