Analysis of past and present methods of measuring and estimating body surface area and the resulting evaluation of its doubtful suitability to universal application

Blood Purification

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 296-305

  Ruggieri, Giancarlo ^a,c   Rocca, Anna Rachele ^b  

^a San Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body surface area formulae estimate; Dialysis prescription; Glomerular filtration rate equations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY SURFACE; DIALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY WEIGHT; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 78649317079     PISSN: 02535068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000321072     Document Type: Article

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