Body weight and the medial longitudinal foot arch: High-arched foot, a hidden problem?

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 683-691

  Wozniacka R ^a   Bac, A ^a   Matusik, S ^a   Szczygiel E ^b,c   Ciszek, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^c ANDRZEJ FRYCZ MODRZEWSKI KRAKOW UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Children; Flat foot; High arched foot; MLA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FOOT MALFORMATION; HIGH ARCHED FOOT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNDERWEIGHT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FOOT; FOOT DEFORMITIES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POLAND; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; THINNESS;

EID: 84876678023     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-1943-5     Document Type: Article

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