Study of formula for calculating body surface areas of the Chinese adults

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-48

  Hu, Yong Mei ^a   Wu, Xiao Luo ^a   Hu, Zhi Hong ^a   Ren, Ai Hong ^a   Wei, Xiu Qian ^a   Wang, Xin Chao ^a   Wang, Yu Ruo ^a,b  

^a Luoyang Medical College   (China)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body height; Body surface area; Body weight; Stevenson's formula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0039702666     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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2. Stevenson PH. An additional note on the calculation of the surface area of Chinese, subjects: The technique of measurement and a modified arm constant. Chin J Physiol, 1930, 3: 327-334.
3. Waddell S, Han CH, Ch'en YP. Estimation of the surface area of the Chinese. Chin J Physiol, Report Series, 1928,1: 25-32.
4. Stevenson PH. Height-Weight-Surface formula for the estimation of surface area in Chinese subjects. Chin J Physiol, 1937, 3: 327-330.