On estimating basal metabolic rate from body mass: A potential pitfall in predicting post operative survival

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 829-830

  Bech, Claus ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ALLOMETRY; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; ALGORITHM; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957674535     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21766     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. Harris JA, Benedict FG. A biometric study of human basal metabolism. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1918;4:370-373.