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Appendix 1 – Anthropometric data tables Illustrations of <strong>f<strong>in</strong>ger</strong> dimensions 1 16 1 13 1 5 1 12 1 14 17 1 18 9 1 6 8 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 15 1 Note: The diameter of the middle jo<strong>in</strong>t of the <strong>in</strong>dex and middle <strong>f<strong>in</strong>ger</strong>s is not illustrated 43