Skeletal maturation in Australian Aborigines

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dc.contributor.authorBrown, T.
dc.contributor.authorGrave, K.C.
dc.date.issued1976
dc.descriptionFirst published: March 1976
dc.description.abstractSkeletal ages of Aboriginal children living on a Commonwealth Government settlement at Yuendumu, in the Northern Territory, were assessed by rating standardized radiographs of the hand and wrist according to the Greulich-Pyle atlas. On average, skeletal ages lagged behind chronological ages, more so in boys than in girls. The retardation relative to North American standards peaked at a value of 6 to 10 months between ages 7 to 14 years in boys. For most age groups in girls the retardation in skeletal development did not exceed 6 months. Limitations in the use of Greulich-Pyle reference standards to assess skeletal development in children of a different ethnic group are discussed. However, in the absence of standards derived from Aboriginal children, ratings based on the atlas standards provide reliable estimates of skeletal development, particularly if appropriate adjustments are made to the age scale as indicated by the present findings.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityT. Brown and K.C. Grave
dc.identifier.citationAustralian paediatric journal, 1976; 12(1):24-30
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1440-1754.1976.tb02830.x
dc.identifier.issn0004-993X
dc.identifier.issn1440-1754
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/102997
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsCopyright status unknown
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.1976.tb02830.x
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectAge Determination by Skeleton
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectChild, Preschool
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectAustralian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
dc.titleSkeletal maturation in Australian Aborigines
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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