Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: CONTEXT: Stature or body height is one of the most important and useful anthropometric parameter that determine the physical identity of an individual.The study was done to estimate stature from the hand and length of phalanges.Study design: descriptive cross sectional study.Place of Study: department of Anatomy, Dr.S.N.Medical College, Jodhpur MATERIAL: One hundred males and one hundred females with the age of 18to 25yrs of, Dr.S.N.Medical College, Jodhpur.METHOD: Measurement of stature using standiometer and hand length and phalangeal length of right hand with a slide caliper respectively.RESULT: The present study showed significant correlation between the stature and hand lengths and phalangeal length.providemultiplication factors for stature with other parameters.
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/1672
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2323879735