Nature

Anthropometric measurements in both sides of the body in the assessment of nutritional status in prepubertal children

Objective: To analyze the impact of choosing the left or the right side of the body on the anthropometric measurements and derived nutritional indices, in prepubertal children. Design: Cross-sectional ...
Nature

Relationship between the surrogate anthropometric measures, foot length and chest circumference and birth weight among newborns of Sarlahi, Nepal

Classification of infants into low birth weight (LBW, <2500 g) or very low birth weight (VLBW, <2000 g) categories is a crucial step in targeting interventions to high-risk infants. The National ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Assessment of the NIOSH Head-and-Face Anthropometric Survey of U.S. Respirator Users

Anthropometry, the measurement of human dimensions, is a well-established field with techniques that have been honed over decades of work. The U.S. military, in particular, has performed a number of ...
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Researchers begin Army-wide anthropometric survey

NATICK, Mass. -- An Army-wide Anthropometric Survey, called ANSUR II, will update the Army's anthropometric database used for human engineering-related applications. The Natick Soldier Research, ...