Relationship of the lung volume to height, arm span, upper arm length and the second digital proximal phalangeal length

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-104

  Iwatsuki, Hiroyasu ^a   Iwatsuki, Junko ^b  

^a AOMORI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^b Health Service Facility for the Aged   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estimation of height; Lung volume; The lengths of various body parts; The second digital proximal phalangeal length

Indexed keywords

EID: 53149141395     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: 09155287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.11.101     Document Type: Article

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