Derivation of new reference tables for human heart weights in light of increasing body mass index

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 358-362

  Gaitskell, Kezia ^a   Perera, Rafael ^b   Soilleux, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a SOMERVILLE COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEART WEIGHT; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953082430     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2010.084574     Document Type: Article

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