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Anthropometry

The technique that deals with the measurement of the size, weight, and proportions of the human or other primate body.
National Institutes of Health

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Anthropology, PhysicalBody CompositionBody ConstitutionBody Weights and Measures

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Cephalometrycomputer-based morphometric analysis

Broader (1)

endoscopy, imaging, and graphical representation

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2008
2008
Improved fibrinolytic activity during exercise may be an effect of the adipocyte-derived hormones leptin and adiponectin.
2007
2007
DXA Measurements Confirm that Parental Perceptions of Elevated Adiposity in Young Children are Poor
Objective: To compare parental assessments of child body weight status with BMI measurements and determine whether children who… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Low Dairy Intake in Early Childhood Predicts Excess Body Fat Gain
Objective: To estimate the effect of dairy intake in early childhood on the acquisition of body fat throughout childhood. 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Does overweight in infancy persist through the preschool years? An analysis of CDC Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System data
SummaryObjective:To determine whether overweight in infancy (0-11 months) and young childhood (12-35 months) persists through the… 
2002
2002
Fasting plasma free fatty acid concentrations and Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor (PPAR) γ2 gene in healthy individuals
background The Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor (PPAR) γ gene has been associated in some… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Measurement of visceral adipose tissue by DXA combined with anthropometry in obese humans
OBJECTIVE: To get accurate measurements of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).DESIGN: DXA… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Anthropometry in blacks: applicability of generalized skinfold equations and differences in fat patterning between blacks and whites.
To test the accuracy of generalized skinfold (SF) equations in blacks and to compare fat patterning in black and white adults… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
The physiology of nutritional assessment and therapy in protein-calorie malnutrition.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Bioimpedance or anthropometry?
The ability of bioimpedance (BIA) to predict body composition in comparison with anthropometric measurements (weight and height… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Total dose iron infusion, malaria and pregnancy in Papua New Guinea.
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