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Physiological Phenomena > Growth and Development > Growth > Body Size > Waist Circumference
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Physiological Phenomena > Body Constitution > Body Weights and Measures > Body Size > Waist Circumference
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Waist Circumference  

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  • The measurement around the body at the level of the ABDOMEN and just above the hip bone. The measurement is usually taken immediately after exhalation.

History note

  • 2009

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055105

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