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A Study on the Necessity to Revise the Present Growth Data for Height and Weight? -Base on Data from the Circumference and Triceps Thickness-
Gi Dong Hwang, Jae Kyung Choi, Jeh Hoon Shin, Nam Soo Kim, In Joon Seol, Hahng Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1995;38(6):745-751.   Published online June 15, 1995
Purpose : Applying the present growth curve(established in 1985) in practice, we noticed some difference. And so, we performed this study to know that is it necessary to revise the present standard data in Korea. Methods : We checked the height and weight of 208 children of one primary school in Seoul. And also, we measured arm circumference and triceps thickness...
Sthatistical Studies on the Arm Circumference and the Skinfiol Thickness in Korean Children in Busan Area.
Sung Hwan Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1981;24(12):1131-1141.   Published online December 15, 1981
The measurements of the left mid arm circumference, skinfold thickness (triceps, subscap-ular, abdominal) by Holtain Skinfold Calipers, body weight and height were done 1293 cases (Male 665, Female 628),healthy Korean children aged from birth to 5 years, who visited to Busan National Univereity Hospital. The author also observed arm muscle circumference, cross sectional muscle and fat areas by using Gurney and...