Measurement and standardization protocols for anthropometry used in the construction of a new international growth reference

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  de Onis, Mercedes ^a   Onyango, Adelheid W ^a   Van den Broeck, Jan ^b   Chumlea, Wm Cameron ^c   Martorell, Reynaldo ^d  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Growth curves; Growth references; Height; Length; Methods; Skinfold; Weight

Indexed keywords

STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 1942504691     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265040251s105     Document Type: Article

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