Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 89-95 , February 2008

Correlation of foot length with height and weight in school age children

Received 6 August 2006 ,Revised 10 May 2007 ,Accepted 23 May 2007.

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PII: S1752-928X(07)00088-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.05.007

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 89-95 , February 2008

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