Variation in longitudinal diaphyseal long bone growth in children three to ten years of age

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 648-657

  Smith, Shelley L ^a   Buschang, Peter H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAPHYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMUR; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; LONG BONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIBIA; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; HUMERUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIUS; SEX FACTORS; TIBIA;

EID: 8744290987     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20077     Document Type: Article

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