The Use of arm span as a predictor of height : a study among adolescents ages 10 - 18 / Reginette Viloria, MD.

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Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Fairview, Quezon City Department of Community and Family Medicine, FEU-NRMF, 2018Description: illustration s (balck and white), photos (black and white); 28 cmContent type:

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Summary: ABSTRACT: The prediction of one's height could be based on a certain number of variables. Various literatures have published the usage of arm span as one of the best predictors of one's height. It is worth exploring in a different race and at a certain age wherein there is hormonal surge and the epiphysis is still open, wherein physique is considered to be in balance. This study aims to identify the correlation between adolescents' body height and arm spans, in proportion to factors that may influence growth, which may determine their adult height.

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ABSTRACT: The prediction of one's height could be based on a certain number of variables. Various literatures have published the usage of arm span as one of the best predictors of one's height. It is worth exploring in a different race and at a certain age wherein there is hormonal surge and the epiphysis is still open, wherein physique is considered to be in balance. This study aims to identify the correlation between adolescents' body height and arm spans, in proportion to factors that may influence growth, which may determine their adult height.

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