The 3D scanner for measuring body surface area: A simplified calculation in the Chinese adult

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-278

  Yu, Chi Yuan ^a   Lo, Yu Hung ^a   Chiou, Wen Ko ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body surface area; Whole body scanner

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING; TISSUE;

BODY SURFACE AREA (BSA);

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHINESE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WHOLE BODY SCANNER;

EID: 0038300431     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(03)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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