skinfold calipers

[Sharon Feucht]

Seritex, Inc. in Carlstadt, NJ sells Lange Skinfold Calipers and many
other types of Anthropological instruments.  They can be reached at
201/939-4606 (and this number was good as of 10/96).  Perspective
Enterprises in Portage, MI sells weighing and meassuring equipment
(scales, lenthboards etc. plus circumference measuring tapes.  However
these tapes are only 22" in length and are usually for head circumference,
and arm circumference.  These are the insertion style tapes that
Perspective says are plastic and can be cleaned with alchohol.  They can
be reached at 616/327-0869.


Sharon Feucht, MA, RD, CD
Editor, NUTRITION FOCUS for Children with Special Health Care Needs
CHDD,  University of Washington
Box 357920
Seattle, WA  98195-7920
206/685-1297
206/543-5771 (FAX)


On Wed, 5 Mar 1997, heather keller wrote:


> Greetings-- I am trying to find a company that sells Harpenden or 

> Lange skinfold calipers-- Cambridge Scientific Instruments in 

> Cambridge, MD used to sell them, but directory assistance could not 

> provide me with a phone number-- does anyone know where I can 

> purchase these calipers and if possible, provide a contact number?-- 

> -- also-- what sort of tape measures do people in practice use for 

> waist /thigh circumference?

> 

> thanksHeather H. Keller RD, Ph.D

> Assistant Professor

> 

> Department of Family Studies

> Division of Applied Human Nutrition

> University of Guelph

> Guelph, Ontario

> CANADA

> N1G 2W1

> Phone: 519-824-4120 ext 2544

>