Estimation of height of an individual from forearm length on the population of Eastern India

Height is a fundamental unit to assess growth and nutrition, for calculating body surface area and predicting pulmonary function in a person. But measurement of height may be hindered by muscle weakness, joint & spinal deformity. So, some alternative method should be there to measure height of a...

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Main Author: Biswa Bhusan Mohanty1, Divya Agrawal1, Kunal Mishra2, Pusparaj Samantsinghar2, Prafulla Kumar Chinara1
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Deccan College of Medical Sciences 2013-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmas.in/Vol3Issue2/Estimation%20of%20height%20of%20an%20individual%20from%20forearm%20length%20on%20the%20population%20of%20Eastern%20India.pdf