Determination of body surface area and formulas to estimate body surface area using the alginate method

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-82

  Lee, Joo Young ^a   Choi, Jeong Wha ^b   Kim, Ho ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alginate method; Body shape; Body surface area (BSA); Estimation; Gender

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; ALGINATES; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY SURFACE AREA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 43249121400     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.27.71     Document Type: Article

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