Estimated Height, Weight, and Body Mass Index: Implications for Research and Patient Safety

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 203, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 887-893

  Hendershot, Kimberly M ^a   Robinson, Linda ^a   Roland, Jason ^a,b   Vaziri, Khashayar ^a,b   Rizzo, Anne G ^a   Fakhry, Samir M ^a  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SELF REPORT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 33750975933     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.08.018     Document Type: Article

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