The use of knee height to estimate maximum stature in elderly Chinese

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 84-87

  Zhang, Hua ^a   Hsu Hage, Bridget H H ^b   Wahlqvist, Mark L ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arm span; BMI; Elderly Chinese; Knee height; Maximum stature; Stature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032228204     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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