Prevalence of Kaschin-Beck disease among Tibetan children in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture: A 3-year epidemiological survey

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-144

  Sun, Li Yan ^a   Yuan, Li Jun ^a   Fu, Ying ^a   Deng, Jia Yun ^b   Wang, Li Hua ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Sichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Epidemiological survey; Incidence; Kaschin beck disease; Pediatric; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GROUPS BY AGE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KASHIN BECK DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; KASHIN-BECK DISEASE; PREVALENCE; TIBET; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866258666     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: 18670687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-012-0351-7     Document Type: Review

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