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Anthropometric Field Methods: General

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Part of the book series: Human Nutrition ((HUNU,volume 2))

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Anthropometric field methods refer to the use of selected body measurements in a field situation which can be used to describe the nutritional status of communities. Such techniques are especially valuable in developing countries, particularly in young children, and the present account deals largely with these circumstances.

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Zerfas, A.J. (1979). Anthropometric Field Methods: General. In: Jelliffe, D.B., Jelliffe, E.F.P. (eds) Nutrition and Growth. Human Nutrition, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2916-9_17

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