Each year hundreds of immigrants' children appeal to Israeli Health Offices for correction of incorrectly recorded ages. Presented with this problem, Dr. Bloch found that through the proper use of careful histories, physical examina tions, and adequate radiographic bone age determinations he could, with a fair degree of assurance, determine the ac tual age of children—even those in the very difficult 14 to 17-year age period. This article, spiced with controversy, carries also a taste of life in the bold, new nation.
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