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Author(s) -
Jan-Simon Möller
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1968.tb06035.x
Subject(s) - citation , medicine , information retrieval , library science , computer science
In the introduction the extent and aim of the study are described. The investigations consisted of a cross-sectional study of skeletal maturation of the hand and wrist in a series of Danish school children aged 7-18 years. An attempt was made to correlate skeletal maturity to chronological age, height, stage of sexual development, and the environment in which the children were raised. The results were compared with those of corresponding studies from other countries. The object of the study was to investigate whether various foreign systems for skeletal age assessment are applicable to Danish children. The value of skeletal maturity as a measure of biological maturity was studied, and lastly it was evaluated whether the differences in social circumstances found in this material influenced the skeletal maturation.