Skinfold Thickness in Rural Pre-School Children

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Authors

  • Ajay K. Sood
     Centre for Community Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi ,IN
  • Umesh Kapil
     Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi ,IN

Abstract

In many areas of our body the subcutaneous tissues are loosely attached to the underlying structures. These can be easily pulled up between thumb and fore finger into a fold and can be satisfactorily measured by a constant pressure skinfold caliper. Commonly measured skinfolds are triceps and subscapular skinfolds. These have been used in nutritional evaluation, as quantitative criteria of body fatness, and in the analysis of body composition.

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Published

1984-10-01

How to Cite

Sood, A. K., & Kapil, U. (1984). Skinfold Thickness in Rural Pre-School Children. The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 21(10), 380–383. Retrieved from http://www.informaticsjournals.com/index.php/ijnd/article/view/11090

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Volume 21, Issue 10, October 1984

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Original Articles

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