"Somatotypes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Particular categories of body build, determined on the basis of certain physical characteristics. The three basic body types are ectomorph (thin physique), endomorph (rounded physique), and mesomorph (athletic physique).
| Descriptor ID |
D013008
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.800 G07.100.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Somatotypes- Somatotypes
- Somatotype
- Body Build
- Body Builds
- Build, Body
- Builds, Body
- Body Types
- Body Type
- Type, Body
- Types, Body
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Somatotypes" by people in Profiles.
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English and Spanish versions of the Body Shape Questionnaire: measurement equivalence across ethnicity and clinical status. Int J Eat Disord. 2008 Apr; 41(3):265-72.
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Risk factors in early life as predictors of adult heart disease: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Med Sci. 1989 Sep; 298(3):141-51.
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Body build and its relationship to pressure distribution in the seated wheelchair patient. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1982 Jan; 63(1):17-20.