Standards of TW3 skeletal maturity for Chinese children

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 349-354

  Zhang, Shao Yan ^a   Liu, Li Juan ^a   Wu, Zhen Lie ^b   Liu, Gang ^a   Ma, Zhen Guo ^c   Shen, Xun Zhang ^d   Xu, Rui Long ^e  

^a Institute of Hebei Meteorological Science Research   (China)

^b Wenzhou Sports Science Research Institute   (China)

^c Dalian Criminal Science and Technology Institute   (China)

^d Shanghai Research Institute of Sports Science   (China)

^e Guangdong Res Inst Sports Sci P   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese children; Growth and development; Skeletal maturity

Indexed keywords

CHILD; HOMINID; MATURATION; SKELETON; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAND BONE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HAND BONES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 45849109626     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460801953781     Document Type: Article

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