On the importance of the theoretical computation of the human body segments’ masses

In this work, statistical formulae, with depend on anthropometric measurement and the age, are used to estimate the weight of the lower limb of 20 young, healthy, adults. Then, four clinical characteristics, the body mass index (BMI), the blood volume (BV), basal metabolic rate (BMR) and skin surfac...

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Main Author: Francisco-J Renero-C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Cogent Medicine
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2018.1540963