TW3 bone age: RUS/CB and gender differences of percentiles for score and score increments

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 421-435

  Molinari, L ^a   Gasser, T ^b   Largo, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONES OF THE ARM AND HAND; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONES OF UPPER EXTREMITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 6344229918     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460410001723969     Document Type: Article

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