The Development and Growth of the External Dimensions of the Human Body in the Fetal Period - Softcover

Scammon, Richard; Calkins, Leroy

 
9780816672615: The Development and Growth of the External Dimensions of the Human Body in the Fetal Period
Softcover
ISBN 10: 081667261X ISBN 13: 9780816672615
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press, 1929

Synopsis

Development and Growth of the External Dimensions of the Human Body in the Fetal Period was first published in 1929. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.This fundamental study of the growth of the human body in prenatal life and of its proportions and dimensions at birth is based on 35,000 observations by two of the world’s leading anatomists. The authors have given especial emphasis to obstetric factors. The monograph is copiously illustrated and includes an extensive bibliography and a summary of previous studies on this subject. It will be of interest to anthropologists, pediatrists, obstetricians, anatomists, biologists, and students of child welfare.

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About the Author

Richard E. Scammon was a professor of anatomy at the University of Minnesota. He is co-author of The Measurement of Man (Minnesota, 1930).

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Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Publication date
1929
Language
English
ISBN 10 
081667261X
ISBN 13 
9780816672615
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
390