Variation of the Anthropometric Index for pectus excavatum relative to age, race, and sex

OBJECTIVES: To determine possible variations in the Anthropometric Index for pectus excavatum relative to age, race, and sex in individuals free of thoracic wall deformities. METHODS: Between 2002 and 2012, 166 individuals with morphologically normal thoracic walls consented to have their chests a...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Baldassari Rebeis, Jose Ribas Milanez de Campos, Luis Felipe Pinho Moreira, Antonio Carlos Pastorino, Paulo Manuel Pego-Fernandes, Fabio Biscegli Jatene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2013-09-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000901215&lng=en&tlng=en