Open AccessEvidence of the non-linear nature of skeletal maturation
Author(s) -
Melanie E Boeyer,
Emily Leary,
Richard J. Sherwood,
Dana L. Duren
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
archives of disease in childhood
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.037
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1468-2044
pISSN - 0003-9888
DOI - 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317652
Subject(s) - medicine , longitudinal study , growth spurt , milestone , developmental milestone , late childhood , young adult , bone age , longitudinal data , pediatrics , developmental psychology , demography , psychology , pathology , archaeology , sociology , history
The aim of this study was to assess longitudinal trajectories of skeletal maturation to determine if children exhibit periods of rapid maturation during normal childhood and adolescence.