A comparison of skeletal maturity and growth

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 333-340

  Molinari, Luciano ^a   Gasser, Theo ^b   Largo, Remo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bone age; Longitudinal development; Pubertal spurt; Somatic growth

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH RATE; MATURATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIZE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MINERALIZATION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880200879     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2012.756122     Document Type: Article

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