Cervical vertebrae maturation method: Poor reproducibility

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 478.e1-478.e7

  Gabriel, Daniel B ^a   Southard, Karin A ^b   Qian, Fang ^b   Marshall, Steven D ^b   Franciscus, Robert G ^c   Southard, Thomas E ^b  

^a USAF   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c E11 SSH   (United States)

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EID: 85058720591     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2007.08.028     Document Type: Article

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