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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, Physical
Body Composition
Body Constitution
Body Weights and Measures
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Cephalometry
computer-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.
Maria Eriksson
,
Owe Johnson
,
+4 authors
S. Söderberg
Thrombosis Research
2008
Corpus ID: 19910564
2007
2007
DXA Measurements Confirm that Parental Perceptions of Elevated Adiposity in Young Children are Poor
Jody C. Miller
,
A. Grant
,
Bernadette Drummond
,
S. Williams
,
R. Taylor
,
A. Goulding
Obesity
2007
Corpus ID: 25114001
Objective: To compare parental assessments of child body weight status with BMI measurements and determine whether children who…
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Low Dairy Intake in Early Childhood Predicts Excess Body Fat Gain
L. Moore
,
M. Bradlee
,
D. Gao
,
M. Singer
Obesity
2006
Corpus ID: 22430813
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
Z. Mei
,
L. Grummer-Strawn
,
K. Scanlon
Sozial- und Präventivmedizin/Social and…
2003
Corpus ID: 34190372
SummaryObjective:To determine whether overweight in infancy (0-11 months) and young childhood (12-35 months) persists through the…
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2002
2002
Fasting plasma free fatty acid concentrations and Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor (PPAR) γ2 gene in healthy individuals
O. Vaccaro
,
F. Mancini
,
+5 authors
G. Riccardi
Clinical Endocrinology
2002
Corpus ID: 39582299
background The Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor (PPAR) γ gene has been associated in some…
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Measurement of visceral adipose tissue by DXA combined with anthropometry in obese humans
E. Bertin
,
C. Marcus
,
J. Ruiz
,
J. Eschard
,
M. Leutenegger
International Journal of Obesity
2000
Corpus ID: 19574479
OBJECTIVE: To get accurate measurements of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).DESIGN: DXA…
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Anthropometry in blacks: applicability of generalized skinfold equations and differences in fat patterning between blacks and whites.
M. C. Zillikens
,
J M Conway
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
1990
Corpus ID: 4460573
To test the accuracy of generalized skinfold (SF) equations in blacks and to compare fat patterning in black and white adults…
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Review
1990
Review
1990
The physiology of nutritional assessment and therapy in protein-calorie malnutrition.
M.Molly McMahon
,
Bruce R Bristrian
Disease-a-month : DM
1990
Corpus ID: 4481434
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Bioimpedance or anthropometry?
Diaz Eo
,
J. Villar
,
M. Immink
,
T. Gonzales
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
1989
Corpus ID: 23277158
The ability of bioimpedance (BIA) to predict body composition in comparison with anthropometric measurements (weight and height…
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Total dose iron infusion, malaria and pregnancy in Papua New Guinea.
S. Oppenheimer
,
S. Macfarlane
,
J. Moody
,
C. Harrison
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical…
1986
Corpus ID: 45706084
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