The use of arm span as a predictor of height: A study of South Indian women

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-23

  Mohanty, S P ^a   Babu, S S ^a   Nair, N S ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; Arm span; Leg length; Standing height prediction; Stature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DYSPLASIA; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIA; INDIAN; LEG LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SITTING; SPINE MALFORMATION; STANDING;

EID: 0034767316     PISSN: 10225536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/230949900100900105     Document Type: Article

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