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Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology 1/2012

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Epidemiology of generalised joint laxity in 14 year old children from the UK: a population-based evaluation

Authors: Jacqui Clinch, Kevin Deere, Tobias John, Emma Clarke

Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology | Special Issue 1/2012

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Although diagnostic criteria for generalised joint laxity in children are widely used, they may have limited validity as robust descriptive epidemiology of this condition is lacking.Therefore, we used a large population-based birth cohort to describe the point prevalence and pattern of generalised joint laxity in children aged 14 years old from Bristol and the surrounding area in the South West UK. …
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Title
Epidemiology of generalised joint laxity in 14 year old children from the UK: a population-based evaluation
Authors
Jacqui Clinch
Kevin Deere
Tobias John
Emma Clarke
Publication date
01-07-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Pediatric Rheumatology / Issue Special Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1546-0096-10-S1-A107

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