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Cervical vertebral maturation as a predictor of the adolescent growth spurt Cover

Cervical vertebral maturation as a predictor of the adolescent growth spurt

By: Keith Grave and  Grant Townsend  
Open Access
|Dec 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2003-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472
Language: English
Page range: 25 - 32
Published on: Dec 15, 2023
Published by: Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2023 Keith Grave, Grant Townsend, published by Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
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