The incidence and distribution of Legg-Calve-Perthes' disease in Liverpool, 1982-95
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The incidence and distribution of Legg-Calvé-Perthes' disease in Liverpool, 1982-95.
AIMS To determine the incidence and distribution of Legg-Calvé-Perthes' disease in Liverpool, in the period 1982-95. METHODS Examination of information in a register, analysing the patients' addresses by indices of deprivation. RESULTS A total of 122 white children were diagnosed as having Perthes' disease during the study, whereas black and minority groups form 5.8% of the population. The ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-9888
DOI: 10.1136/adc.84.4.351