Anthropometry
Subtitle: the individual and the population
By: edited by S.J. Ulijaszek and C.G.N. Mascie-Taylor.
Contributors: Ulijaszek, Stanley J.; Mascie-Taylor, C. G. N.
Series: Cambridge studies in biological anthropology ;; 14
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: Anthropometry.; Human growth.; Anthropometry -- Methodology.
Description: Anthropometry is the measurement of human morphology and is used in a wide range of applied and research contexts. In this volume, distinguished contributors including anthropologists, human biologists, physiologists, nutritionists and clinical scientists describe many of the ways in which anthropometry is used, and discuss problems associated with different methods of assessment.

Topics include the measurement of growth asymmetry and variability in adult body size, measurement error and statistical issues in anthropometry and the construction and use of growth charts in growth monitoring. In addition, the use of anthropometry in assessments of body composition, physical performance and fitness is discussed

. This book will be of interest to graduates and researchers in human biology, anthropology and nutrition. It will also be useful to workers in sports medicine, ergonomics, orthopaedics and paediatrics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.