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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](../images/section7illustration.gif)
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: |
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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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