Prediction of adult height by Tanner-Whitehouse method in young Caucasian male athletes

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 341-345

  Ostojic, S M ^a,b  

^a Center for Health Exercise and Sport Sciences   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AGE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FOLLOW UP; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TANNER WHITEHOUSE METHOD; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84875587741     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcs230     Document Type: Article

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