Validation of a novel method for measuring waist circumference

Plastic Surgical Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-13

  Bernritter, Juliet A ^a   Johnson, Jody L ^a   Woodard, Stacy L ^b,c  

^a Medicis Technologies Corporation   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IQVIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79952479765     PISSN: 07415206     EISSN: 15501841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSN.0b013e3182066c87     Document Type: Article

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