Incidence of Perthes’ disease in children born between 1973 and 1993: A Swedish nationwide cohort study of 2.1 million individuals
Background and purpose — The incidence of Perthes’ disease as reported in the literature varies widely between and within countries. The etiology of the disease is still unknown. Both environmental and genetic factors have been suggested to play a part in either causing the disease or increasing the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Medical Journals Sweden
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2016.1227055 |