The importance of site location for girth measurements

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 751-757

  Daniell, Nathan ^a   Olds, Tim ^a   Tomkinson, Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Girths; Measurement reliability; Three dimensional body scanning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WHOLE BODY IMAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952661596     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640411003645703     Document Type: Article

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