Human body surface area: A theoretical approach

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 425-428

  Wang, Jianfeng ^a   Hihara, Eiji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body surface area; Cylinder shape approximation; Geometrical constraint; Human growth and development; Theoretical formula

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY DENSITY; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AGING; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SURFACE AREA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; STATISTICS;

EID: 1842688750     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-1011-3     Document Type: Article

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