Human body surface area: Measurement and prediction using three dimensional body scans

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 264-271

  Tikuisis, P ^a   Meunier, P ^a   Jubenville, C E ^a  

^a DEF AND CIV INST OF ENVIRON MED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body surface area; Equation; Human; Model

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY SURFACE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOOT; FOREARM; HAND; HEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NECK; PELVIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRUNK; WRIST;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY SURFACE AREA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034880312     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210100484     Document Type: Article

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