Open AccessIntra- and Interexaminer Reliability of Anthropometric Measurements of Term Infants
Author(s) -
Teresa S. Johnson,
Janet L. Engstrom,
Debra K. Gelhar
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1536-4801
pISSN - 0277-2116
DOI - 10.1097/00005176-199705000-00001
Subject(s) - medicine , anthropometry , circumference , head circumference , zoology , nuclear medicine , birth weight , mathematics , biology , genetics , pregnancy , geometry
The reliability of anthropometric measurements of term infants has not been studied sufficiently to determine if these measurements are reliable enough to be used in clinical practice and research. This study described the intra- and interexaminer reliability of the following anthropometric measurements: weight (WT), head circumference (HC), chest circumference (CC), abdominal circumference (AC), mid-arm circumference (MAC), and length.