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For more than two thousand years artists and physicians have been preoccupied by the proportions of the human body. A classical example is Polycletus of Argos, who lived in Greece 400 years before Christ and whose celebrated Doryphoros the — javelin thrower — is based on the “ideal” body proportions.
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Brandt, I. (1984). Body Measurements and Proportions of Preterm and Full-Term Infants in the First Six Years — Results of a Longitudinal Study. In: Borms, J., Hauspie, R., Sand, E.A., Susanne, C., Hebbelinck, M. (eds) Human Growth and Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0743-4_28
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