More on Simplified Calculation of Body-Surface Area

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 318, Issue 17, 1988, Pages 1130-

  Lam, Tai Kwan ^a   Leung, David T y ^a   Mosteller, R D ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SURFACE; HUMAN; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY SURFACE AREA; CHILD; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS;

EID: 0023923598     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198804283181717     Document Type: Letter

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