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SUBMITTER: Abdel-Rahman SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5794488 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abdel-Rahman Susan M SM Paul Ian M IM Delmore Paula P James Laura L Fearn Laura L Atz Andrew M AM Poindexter Brenda B BB Al-Uzri Amira A Lewandowski Andrew A Harper Barrie L BL Smith P Brian PB
Annals of human biology 20171107 8
<h4>Background</h4>Anthropometric data prove valuable for screening and monitoring various medical conditions. In young infants, however, only weight, length and head circumference are represented in publicly accessible databases.<h4>Aim</h4>To characterise length and circumferential measures in pre-term and full-term infants up to 90 days post-natal.<h4>Subjects and methods</h4>In eight US medical centres, trained raters recorded humeral, ulnar, femoral, tibial and fibular lengths along with mi ...[more]