The natural history of the growth of the hand: I. Hand area as a percentage of body surface area

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 726-733

  Amirsheybani, H R ^a   Crecelius, G M ^a   Timothy, N H ^a   Pfeiffer, M ^a   Saggers, G C ^a   Manders, E K ^a  

^a Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; BURN; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH; HAND PALM; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THUMB;

EID: 0035125788     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200103000-00012     Document Type: Article

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