Relationship between normal heart size and body indices in Korean

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 641-646

  Seo, Joong Seek ^a   Lee, Sang Yong ^a   Won, Kyung Joon ^b   Kim, Dae Joong ^c   Sohn, Dong Seup ^b   Yang, Ki Min ^b   Cho, Sang Ho ^d   Park, Jung Duck ^b   Lee, Kyung Hoon ^e   Kim, Ho Dirk ^e  

^a National Institute of Scientific Investigation   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body Indices; Heart Weight; Korean; Relationship

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 0034573588     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2000.15.6.641     Document Type: Article

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