Estimation of Stature Based on the Proximal Phalangeal Length of Japanese Women's Hands
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- SHINTAKU Kikue
- Department of Forensic Medicine. School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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- FURUYA Yoshito
- Department of Forensic Medicine. School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
Bibliographic Information
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- 成人女子の生体の手指基節骨長からの身長推定
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Description
The present authors made regression formulas to estimate the stature of Japanese women by the proximal phalangeal length of the hands of 231 Japanese women students. The stature and the proximal phalangeal length produced correlation coefficients ranging from 0.521 to 0.696, and the resulting regression formulas possessed standard errors ranging from 3.59 to 4.27 cm. Our results show that the proximal phalangeal length can be used as a reliable estimator of stature.
Journal
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- Journal of UOEH
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Journal of UOEH 12 (2), 215-219, 1990
University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
