Physical Status: The Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry - Report of a WHO Expert Committee (WHO - OMS, 1995, 460 p.): WHO Expert Committee on Physical Status: The Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry

Physical Status: The Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry - Report of a WHO Expert Committee (WHO - OMS, 1995, 460 p.)

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		WHO Expert Committee on Physical Status: The Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry
		Abbreviations
		1. Introduction
		2. Technical framework
		3. Pregnant and lactating women
		4. The newborn infant
		5. Infants and children
		6. Adolescents
		7. Overweight adults
		8. Thin adults
		9. Adults 60 years of age and older
		10. Overall recommendations
		Acknowledgements
		Annex 1 - Glossary of terms and abbreviations
		Annex 2 - Recommended measurement protocols and derivation of indices
		Annex 3 - Recommended reference data
		Selected WHO publications of related interest
		Back cover

WHO Expert Committee on Physical Status: The Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry

Geneva, 1-8 November 1993

Members

Dr A. Ferro-Luzzi, Unit of Human Nutrition, National Institute of Nutrition, Rome, Italy
Dr C. Garza, Director, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Dr J. Haas, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Dr J.-P. Habicht, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA (Chairman)
Dr J. Himes, Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA (Co-Rapporteur)
Dr A. Pradilla, Department of Epidemiology, University of Valle, Cali, Colombia
Dr L. Raman, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, India
Dr O. Ransome-Kuti, Former Professor of Paediatrics, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Dr J. C. Seidell, Head, Department of Chronic Diseases and Environmental Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, Bilthoven, Netherlands (Co-Rapporteur)
Dr C. Victora, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil (Co-Rapporteur)
Dr M. L. Wahlqvist, Monash Medical Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Dr R. Yip, Chief, Maternal and Child Nutrition, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, USA

Representatives of other organizations

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Dr R. Weisell, Nutrition Officer, Food Policy and Nutrition Division, Rome, Italy
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Dr J. Csete, Nutrition Section, New York, NY, USA

Secretariat

Dr G. A. Clugston, Chief Medical Officer, Nutrition, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
Dr M. de Onis, Scientist, Nutrition, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland (Secretary)
Dr P. Eveleth, Former Deputy Associate Director, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA (Temporary Adviser)
Dr M. Kramer, Department of Paediatrics and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (Temporary Adviser)
Dr P. Sizonenko, Head, Division of Biology of Growth and Reproduction, Cantonal University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland (Temporary Adviser)
Dr J. Tuomilehto, Department of Epidemiology, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland (Temporary Adviser)
Dr J. Villar, Medical Officer, Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland