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Research Paper

Comparative study of Gilsanz-Ratib digital atlas and Greulich-Pyle atlas for bone age estimation in a Chinese sample

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Pages 523-527 | Received 30 Apr 2014, Accepted 08 Oct 2014, Published online: 12 Nov 2014

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