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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.

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1945-2018
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Anthropology, PhysicalBody CompositionBody ConstitutionBody Weights and Measures
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Cephalometry

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1939-2018
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Anthropometry
Body Composition
Morphometric analysis
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Anthropology, Physical
Body Constitution

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Measurement and standardization protocols for anthropometry used in the construction of a new international growth reference.
Thorough training, continuous standardization, and close monitoring of the adherence to measurement procedures during data… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Neonatal anthropometry: the thin–fat Indian baby. The Pune Maternal Nutrition Study
OBJECTIVE: To examine body size and fat measurements of babies born in rural India and compare them with white Caucasian babies… (More)
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Stabilometric parameters are affected by anthropometry and foot placement.
OBJECTIVE To recognize and quantify the influence of biomechanical factors, namely anthropometry and foot placement, on the more… (More)
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Anthropometry-based reference values for 24-h urinary creatinine excretion during growth and their use in endocrine and nutritional research.
BACKGROUND Urinary creatinine reference values that take anthropometric data into account, which is mandatory during growth, are… (More)
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
The Cipic Hrtf Database
This paper describes a public-domain database of high-spatial-resolution head-related transfer functions measured at the U. C… (More)
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
ALSPAC--the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. I. Study methodology.
ALSPAC (The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, formerly the Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood) was… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Anthropometry in relation to prostate cancer risk in the Netherlands Cohort Study.
In the Netherlands Cohort Study, the authors investigated whether anthropometry is associated with prostate cancer risk. At… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The prediction of abdominal visceral fat level from body composition and anthropometry: ROC analysis
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the merit of body mass index (BMI), % body fat, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio as predictors… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Physical status: the use and interpretation of anthropometry. Report of a WHO Expert Committee.
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  • 1995
Anthropometry provides the single most portable, universally applicable, inexpensive and non-invasive technique for assessing the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Issues in the assessment of nutritional status using anthropometry.
Four issues in the use and interpretation of anthropometry are discussed at the level of the population and of the individual… (More)
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