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2. Joint European standard for size labelling of clothes

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   For clothes where a larger step size is sufficient, the standard also defines a letter code. This code represents the bust girth for women and the chest girth for men. The standard does not define such a code for children. Each range combines two adjacent size steps. The ranges could be extended below XXS or above 3XL if necessary.

3. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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   U.S. standard clothing sizes for women were originally developed from statistical data in the 1940s and 1950s. At that time, they were similar in concept to the EN 13402 European clothing size standard, although individual manufacturers have always deviated from them, sometimes significantly.

4. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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   In the United States and Canada, the traditional system is similar to the British system but there are different zero points for children's, men's, and women's shoe sizes. The most common is the customary system where men's shoes are one size longer than the UK equivalent, making a men's 13 in the US the same size as a men's 12 in the UK.

5. Chaps - Wikipedia

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   Batwing chaps. Chaps (/ ˈ ʃ æ p s / or / ˈ tʃ æ p s /) are sturdy coverings for the legs consisting of leggings and a belt.They are buckled on over pants with the chaps' integrated belt, but unlike trousers, they have no seat (the term "assless chaps" is a tautology) and are not joined at the crotch.

6. Bra size - Wikipedia

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   In countries that have adopted the European EN 13402 dress-size standard, the torso is measured in centimetres and rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 cm. Bra-fitting experts in the United Kingdom state that many women who buy off the rack without professional assistance wear up to two sizes too small.

7. Social determinants of health in poverty - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, specifically for African American women, as of 2013 for every 100,000 births 43.5 black women would not survive compared to the 12.7 of white women [31] According to studies, black individuals in South Africa have worse morbidity and mortality rates due to the limited access to social resources. [30]