The relationship between breast size and anthropometric characteristics

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 158-164

  Brown, Nicola ^a   White, Jennifer ^b   Milligan, Alexandra ^b   Risius, Debbie ^b   Ayres, Bessie ^b   Hedger, Wendy ^b   Scurr, Joanna ^b  

^a ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BREAST; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ORGAN SIZE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; ORGAN SIZE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863415408     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22212     Document Type: Article

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