Standards for skinfold thickness in British newborn infants.
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Standards of triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses for 1293 Caucasian newborn infants of gestational ages 37-42 weeks, and of 0-25 kg birthweight intervals between 2-25 and 4-5 kg are presented. Female infants had a greater skinfold thickness than males, and the subscapular skinfold was greater than the triceps. The skinfold thickness in both males and females declined after 40 weeks of gestation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 52 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977