Validation of weight estimation by age and length based methods in the Western Cape, South Africa population

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 856-860

  Geduld, Heike ^a   Hodkinson, Peter W ^a   Wallis, Lee A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APLS FORMULA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BROSELOW TAPE FORMULA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUSCOMBE AND OWENS FORMULA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA; VALIDATION STUDY; WEIGHT ESTIMATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80052971125     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.098640     Document Type: Article

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