ESTIMATION OF STATURE FROM HAND LENGTH AND LENGTH OF PHALANGES

Jyoti Agrawal, Leena Raichandani, Sushma K. Kataria, Surbhi Raichandani

Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences · 2013 · 31 citations · 15 references

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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

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