Skeletal maturity and socio-economic status in Portuguese children and youths: The Madeira Growth Study

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 408-420

  Freitas, D ^a   Maia, J ^b   Beunen, G ^c   Lefevre, J ^c   Claessens, A ^c   Marques, A ^b   Rodrigues, A ^d   Silva, C ^d   Crespo, M ^e   Thomis, M ^c   Sousa, A ^a   Malina, R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d HOSPITAL CENTRAL DO FUNCHAL   (Portugal)

^e Department of Surgery   (Portugal)

^f TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONES OF THE ARM AND HAND; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONES OF UPPER EXTREMITY; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PORTUGAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 6344243493     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460410001713050     Document Type: Article

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