Open AccessEstimation of Stature From Hand and Foot Measurements in a Rare Tribe of Kerala State in India
Author(s) -
Geetha Gn,
Swathi,
Sunita Arvind Athavale
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/13777.6582
Subject(s) - demography , foot (prosody) , tribe , population , linear regression , medicine , regression analysis , statistics , mathematics , linguistics , philosophy , sociology , anthropology
The present study has been undertaken on the Vettuvar group of tribes in Kasargod district of Kerala state, and explores the usability of dimensions of hands and feet as predictors of stature in the tribal population of Kasargod District of Kerala, India. The present study is the first ever documented anthropological work on the tribes of Kasargod district, Kerala, India.