Abstract: The present study aims to reconstruct stature among male and female of Brahmin and Yadava community of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, using different circumferential parts of the body. To this aim the stature and whole circumference (Head Circumference, Neck Circumference, Chest Circumference (Normal Position), Mid Upper Arm Circumference, Wrist Circumference, Maximum Condylar Circumference, Abdominal Circumference, Waist Circumference, Hip Circumference, Thigh Circumference, Knee Circumference, Calf Circumference etc) of the body were recorded on each subject using the standard measurement techniques recommended by Martin and Saller. The data is composed of total 1000 subjects of Brahmin and Yadava communities (During the pilot study covered 250 males.....
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