Cross-validation of the Beunen-Malina method to predict adult height

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 593-597

  Beunen, Gaston P ^a   Malina, Robert M ^b   Freitas, Duarte I ^c   Maia, José A ^d   Claessens, Albrecht L ^a   Gouveia, Elvio R ^c   Lefevre, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Biological maturation; Non invasive method; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE STRUCTURE; ANCESTRY; CORRELATION; HEIGHT; MATURATION; SKELETON;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77953335923     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460903393865     Document Type: Article

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