The estimation of body height from ulna length in healthy adults from different ethnic groups

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-128

  Madden, A M ^a   Tsikoura, T ^a,b   Stott, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic group; Height; Nutritional assessment; Prediction; Ulna length

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY HEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; ULNA;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY HEIGHT; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX FACTORS; ULNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858704833     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2011.01217.x     Document Type: Article

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