Congenital talipes equinovarus: An epidemiological study in Sicily

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 294-298

  Pavone, Vito ^a   Bianca, Sebastiano ^b   Grosso, Giuseppe ^a   Pavone, Piero ^a   Mistretta, Antonio ^a   Longo, Maria Roberta ^a   Marino, Silvia ^a   Sessa, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b GARIBALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CLUBFOOT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; PES EQUINOVARUS; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CLUBFOOT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SICILY;

EID: 84861844512     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2012.678797     Document Type: Article

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