Body surface area formulae: an alarming ambiguity.

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Published in Sci Rep on June 21, 2016

Authors

Grzegorz Redlarski1, Aleksander Palkowski1, Marek Krawczuk1

Author Affiliations

1: Gdansk University of Technology, Department of Mechatronics and High Voltage Engineering, ul. G. Narutowicza 11/12, Gdansk, 80-233, Poland.

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