Nature

Differences between recumbent length and stature measurement in groups of 2- and 3-y-old children and its relevance for the use of European body mass index references

To compare length and stature measurements of young children and to examine the relevance of any difference for comparison with body mass index (BMI) references designed for use from birth to ...
Nature

Fetal liver length measurement at mid-pregnancy among fetuses at risk as a predictor of hemoglobin Bart's disease

To assess the effectiveness of liver length measurement in predicting hemoglobin (Hb) Bart's disease among fetuses at risk at mid-pregnancy. Over the study period (June 2007 to February 2010), 355 ...
Medscape

Misdiagnosis of Overweight and Underweight Children Younger Than 2 Years of Age Due to Length Measurement Bias

Context: Accurate determination of the length of very young children is important because weight-for-length standards are used to assess both under- and overweight. Clinical measurements of length, ...
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KRISS develops ultra-precise length measurement system at quantum physics limits

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) announced on the 4th that it has developed a length measurement system with precision at the limit allowed by quantum physics. With ...
BMJ

11 Validity and reliability of an ultrasound measurement of the free length of the achilles tendon

1 Sports Orthopaedic Research Centre – Copenhagen (SORC-C), Department of Orthopaedics, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre., Kettegårds Alle 30, Denmark 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Zealand ...