Chest, waist, and hip circumference estimations from stereo photographic digital topography

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 58-62

  Mikat, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Obesity; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; THORAX;

EID: 0034097648     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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