Body scanning as a new anthropometric measurement tool for health-risk assessment

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-40

  Heuberger, Roschelle ^a   Domina, Tanya ^a   MacGillivray, Maureen ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometrics; Body scan; Health risk; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040385466     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2007.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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