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Training Module: Accurately Weighing and Measuring: Equipment

Stadiometers for measuring children and adolescents
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5. Stadiometers for Measuring Children and Adolescents

An accurate stadiometer for stature measurements is designed for and dedicated to stature measurement. An appropriate stadiometer requires a vertical board with an attached metric rule and a horizontal headpiece that can be brought into contact with the most superior part of the head. The stadiometer should be able to read to 0.1 cm or 1/8 in.

Illustration of stadiometer

Illustration © Nardella, M, Campo, L, Ogata, B, eds. Nutrition Interventions for Children with Special Health Care Needs, Olympia, WA, State Department of Health, 2001. 		 
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A stadiometer for stature measurements requires:
   

a vertical board with an attached metric rule

a horizontal headpiece that can be brought into contact with the most superior part of the head

   

 

 

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