| Descriptor English: | Anthropometry | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Antropometría 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Antropometria | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Anthropométrie | ||||
| Entry term(s): | Morphometrics | ||||
| Tree number(s): | E01.370.600.024 E05.041 N06.850.505.200.100 SP6.270.233.111 | ||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000886 | ||||
| Scope note: | The technique that deals with the measurement of the size, weight, and proportions of the human or other primate body. | ||||
| Annotation: | primate only; consider also specific terms under BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | ||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | HI                                                            history IS instrumentation MT methods | ||||
| Related: | Body Composition
                                            MeSH Body Weights and Measures MeSH | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 27937 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D000886 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 | 
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                                        ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 
 Diagnosis [E01]Diagnosis
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 ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 Investigative Techniques [E05]Investigative Techniques
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 PUBLIC HEALTH
 Nutritional Sciences [SP6]Nutritional Sciences
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                | Concept UI | M0001322 | 
| Scope note | The technique that deals with the measurement of the size, weight, and proportions of the human or other primate body. | 
| Preferred term | Anthropometry | 
| Entry term(s) | Morphometrics | 
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