Measuring height: To stretch or not to stretch?

Lancet

Volumn 351, Issue 9099, 1998, Pages 309-310

  Werther, G ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORT SURVEY; STRETCHING; VARIANCE;

EID: 0032583931     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)78342-2     Document Type: Note

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