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Physiological Phenomena > Body Constitution > Physical Appearance, Body > Body Height
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Physical Examination > Body Constitution > Physical Appearance, Body > Body Height
Physiological Phenomena > Growth and Development > Growth > Body Size > Body Height
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Physical Examination > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Height
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Biometry > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Height
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... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Epidemiologic Methods > Statistics as Topic > Biometry > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Height
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... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Methods > Statistics as Topic > Biometry > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Height
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... > Natural Science Disciplines > Mathematics > Statistics as Topic > Biometry > Anthropometry > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Height
Physiological Phenomena > Body Constitution > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Height
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Physical Examination > Body Constitution > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Body Height

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Body Height  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • human only; for height or length of animals use animal /anat (IM) + BIOMETRY (NIM)

Scope note

  • The distance from the sole to the crown of the head with body standing on a flat surface and fully extended.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001827

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