Influence of knowledge, training and experience of observers on the reliability of anthropometric measurements in children

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-79

  Vegelin, A L ^a,c   Brukx, L J C E ^a   Waelkens, J J ^a   Van Den Broeck, J ^b  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0037272741     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460210162019     Document Type: Article

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