title: [Method for carrying out an anthropometric study of the Spanish population].
abstract: Presentation of the methodology used for an anthropometric study on the population of the Canary Islands. Comments on the problems posed and discussion of the ideal solutions to these problems. Evaluation of the calipers used, and establishing of possible bases for study on a national scale.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Porta Aznárez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: González Hermoso
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herrero Segura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D001132:Arm / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D013030:Spain; D013223:Statistics as Topic
vernacular_title: Metodología para realizar un estudio antropométrico en la población española.