Long-bone Measurement for Height Estimation in Thai Adult Subjects

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 442-448

  Jitapunkul, Sutthichai ^a   Benchajareonwong, Sunan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY POSTURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BODY HEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG BONES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; THAILAND;

EID: 0032084550     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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