NS 630
Anthropometric Assessment
Spring, five weeks. 1 credit. Prerequisite: NS 331 or equivalent and permission of instructor. S-U or letter grades. Offered alternate years; not offered 2008–2009. J. Haas.
Topics in this lecture/lab course include biological basis of anthropometry for nutritional status assessment, quality control of anthropometric data, applications to special groups (infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and the elderly), statistical analysis and presentation of anthropometric data, references standards and interpretation, measurement techniques of anthropometry, and body composition assessment.