Holtain Ltd.
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The current situation is that our order book is fully comitted to existing orders until March 2026.

Holtain Tanner/Whitehouse Skinfold Caliper

2025 United Kindom ex-works price: £357.00 (excl VAT where applicable)

Holtain Tanner/Whitehouse Skinfold Caliper

This instrument, which has been specifically designed for the accurate measurement of sub-cutaneous tissue, was developed in close collaboration with the London University Institute of Child Health, and it incorporates the recommended principles for standard usage in such measurements.

Measuring range: 0 mm to 46 mm.
Pressure between Anvils (constant): 10 gms/sq. mm.
Nett weight: 0.4 kg
Dial Graduation: 0.2 mm.

Supplied in a leatherette wallet. Weight in wallet: 0.5kg approx.

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Rapid growth among term children whose birth weight was appropriate for gestational age has a longer lasting effect on body fat percentage than on body mass index. Am J Clin Nutr December 2006 vol. 84 no. 6 1449-1455

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