An examination of the definition 'final height' for practical use

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 263-270

  Kato, S ^a,c   Ashizawa, K ^a   Satoh, K ^b  

^a OTSUMA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE;

EID: 0032064685     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469800005622     Document Type: Article

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