Assessment of the medial longitudinal arch in children and adolescents with obesity: Footprints and radiographic study

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 559-567

  Villarroya, M Adoración ^a   Esquivel, J Manuel ^b   Tomás, Concepción ^a   Moreno, Luis A ^a   Buenafé, Ana ^b   Bueno, Gloria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Foot structure; Obesity; X ray

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CALCANEUS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORPHOLOGY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 62949221671     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-008-0789-8     Document Type: Article

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