University of Nigeria Index of Young Nigerian... · University of Nigeria Virtual Library Serial No Author 1 ... bo, bcltor nridarslood ... lack of sox dlriiolpliis~~~ 111 llio corr~lic

University of Nigeria Virtual Library

Serial No

Author 1

OBIKILI, E N

Author 2 Author 3

Title

Cormic Index of Young Nigerian Ibos

Keywords

Staturo, Siting height, Cormic index and body Surface area

Description

Cormic Index of Young Nigerian Ibos

Category

Medical Sciences

Publisher

Univers

Orient Journal of Medicine

Publication Date

1993

Signature

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Corrnic ,ifidox , Iias beer1 . ' extcri,slvely doct~rr io~~locl 111 , ~ ;wc i~s l i y , s m ~ d Aslam. 111

contrasl,lllcz~~c has bcorl vorjr lillle docur~io~ilatiuri in Alricat~s. , . f-lersltovils7 111 1937 . sludled . llte cormic, lridex of ' adull r i i a l ~ . , ~ i ~ e t i a n s , only. A ' -

recor~l study ill Nigeria wou(dsugyesl Iltal Iliero is n sccular growl11 trcrid in' l l ic slnlurc ol yoc~riy adull ~ l ~ c t i a ~ i s " .ad lliis riialtos it riucoswry lo updalo tho aritl~ropoiriotric sludics dorrc docadus nyo 'As llicse rnay '110 loilyer bc lollable. Furlherr~ioro, Itio irnpncl of, mclal valiatlon on 1110 corl'rilc' lriclex will, bo, bcltor nridarslood. il cporu

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111 Ilrarry ;dull polx~ta\loris, tmlcs liavc lortycr Ingn ~olallva to slnlluro tli;~n !urr~;~tos~. I-lowovcr, 111

1110 ~ ~ u s u r i t sludy \ l~c l i ! wcru rro s l y ~ J l i c a ~ ~ l clllf~roncus 111 !lie colrnic Irrdiccs ol rrirrlcs alld lo~~ ia lus , This obscrvnlion apl)onts co11lrni.y lo oxlmtnllori. Tlroorollc;~lly, wor~inn s l ~ l t ~ l d t i i~vf l ~ o h l l v o l ~ , sllortor lcys rid lun'(jcr I~urllts III:III males sitico lhe prc-acloloscoril pcrlod dutlrig wlilcli yrowlli 111 log IorigIIi uxcccds 1 1 ~ 1 iri sitliriy Irolght, lasls lor a slrotlor pollod \ t i Ic~lialos. ' l l ~ o lack of sox d l r i io lp l i i s~~~ 111 l l io corr~lic lrldcx o l ndull Alrlcans was also rcporlcd by t?vcllo\" I lo

Mcllirioy, E. SUIIIC dlltcro~ices ill Body p~oyottiorvs boiwcori Arnerican Ncglo ar J wlrilc rnnle colloge sludcnls rolalcd to allilelic peilotmanco. J. I-Iislll. Pltys. Educ. 1939; 10:4 1-53. Ti i r i~~cr, J.M, IN Ilic Pl iy~icpo ot \IIU Olyiirplc Atlrlulo. Loridorl,. George Allcli im I lhrnl~r. 19G4. Vallols, 11. V. La Valor laclnl dos tiicnsuralion u l lrirliccs rtu lrorrc ol dcs 1iia1111~ors: ossai de clnssilic:~tio~i. Corrg~c?ss I1rlcrniilio1r~1 dcs Scio~icios Atrlliropologlqcs (A Mlir iooyi i~~ ~ s . Lorido~i, Crnplo- roridu dl) la Prertilctc scssiori, pp.1 19- 129. C;rotllicli, W.W.A, Co~lipnrison of I lw plryslciil yrowtli nrd dovclop~rlclr~l ul Aliwri .nu-borr~ arid liallvo Jol);waso. Atti J.I3liys. A~illirop. 1957; 15:401)415. 'I ntlrlcr', J.M. GIOWUI atrd Plryslquc in diflolor~l l~ol~ulalions ol rnnriltl~td. 111 the Biology of Human Acl:iptnbllily. Dnltcr, P.T. nlid Wciricr, J.A. eds. Oxford: Clntoridoit Press, I ! X G Evclclli. P.O. Ui l lo lo~~cm bolwr!ori yolwlaliori 111 body stii~pn ol clil lcl~cr~ ilrrd ntlolr s~orrls. Arn J. Plly. Ati1111op. 191U; 373-3112. I Icrskovisl, M.J. Pllysical lypcs 01 wosl Africa11 Nuytous. Fit~tiran Blol, f037; 9:48 r .