Is the foot structure of preschool children moderated by gender?

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 593-596

  Mickle, Karen J ^a   Steele, Julie R ^a   Munro, Bridget J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Foot; Plantar fat pad; Preschool

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FOOT PAD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; FOOT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NONPARAMETRIC TEST;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 55249102493     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318173f782     Document Type: Article

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