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Anthropometry - Methods
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Definition of 'Anthropometry'The technique that deals with the measurement of the size, weight, and proportions of the human or other primate body. Common names: Anthropometry |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
29 Sep 2009 
This study was designed to measure organ absorbed doses from multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) on pediatric anthropomorphic phantoms, calculate the corresponding effective doses, and assess the influence of automatic exposure control ... Read more...
18 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether smoking is related to change in tibial and patella cartilage, and the development or persistence of bone marrow lesions (BMLs) over 2 years in a cohort of middle-aged adults. METHODS: Two hundred and seventy-one adult ... Read more...
31 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare three methods with which to determine the skeletal maturity of children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The methods were Greulich & Pyle's atlas method based on hand-wrist radiographs (1959), and the ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Anthropometry - Methods'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Ergo-anthropometric assessment.
29 Sep 2009 - Assessment of organ absorbed doses and estimation of effective doses from pediatric anthropomorphic phantom measurements for multi-detector row CT with and without automatic exposure control. 29 Sep 2009
- Smoking is associated with increased cartilage loss and persistence of bone marrow lesions over 2 years in community-based individuals. 18 Aug 2009
- The development of the cervical vertebrae as an indicator of skeletal maturity: comparison with the classic method of hand-wrist radiograph. 31 Jul 2009
- Penile length of term newborn infants in multiracial Malaysia. 30 Jul 2009
- Effectiveness and safety of 1-year ad libitum consumption of a high-catechin beverage under nutritional guidance. 30 Jul 2009
- Increased prevalence of insulin resistance in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. 30 Jul 2009
- The relation of the coracoid process to the glenoid: an anatomic study. 30 Jul 2009
- Grading apical vertebral rotation without a computed tomography scan: a clinically relevant system based on the radiographic appearance of bilateral pedicle screws. 30 Jul 2009
- Correlation of Risser sign, radiographs of hand and wrist with the histological grade of iliac crest apophysis in girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. 30 Jul 2009
- Sagittal plane considerations and the pelvis in the adult patient. 30 Jul 2009
- Pelvic tilt and truncal inclination: two key radiographic parameters in the setting of adults with spinal deformity. 30 Jul 2009
- Age-related changes in the orientation of lumbar facet joints. 30 Jul 2009
- A non-parametric conditional bivariate reference region with an application to height/weight measurements on normal girls. 30 Jul 2009
- Is sonographic assessment of fetal weight influenced by formula selection? 30 Jul 2009
- Anthropometric differences in preschool children of Japanese ancestry in Lima, Peru.
30 Jul 2009 - Thyromental distance measurement--fingers don't rule. 30 Jul 2009
- Longitudinal changes in regional fat content in HIV-infected children and adolescents. 29 Jul 2009
- Early rheumatoid arthritis and body composition. 11 Jul 2009
- Isotemporal substitution paradigm for physical activity epidemiology and weight change. 5 Jul 2009
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Technical information about 'Anthropometry'
Definition: The technique that deals with the measurement of the size, weight, and proportions of the human or other primate body.
Descriptor UI: D000886
Alternative terms: Anthropometry;
Related Mesh Headings: Body Composition; Body Weights and Measures;
Allowable Qualifiers: history; instrumentation; methods;
Tree Number: E01.370.600.024; E05.041; N06.850.505.200.100;
Technical Notes: primate only; consider also specific terms under BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES