Hand length as an alternative measurement of height

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 229-233

  Guerra, R S ^a,b,c   Fonseca, I ^c   Pichel, F ^c   Restivo, M T ^b   Amaral, T F ^b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84893776869     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.220     Document Type: Article

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