An Evaluation of Basal Metabolic Data for Infants in the United States

An Evaluation of Basal Metabolic Data for Infants in the United States PDF

Author: Dorothy Worstell Sargent

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-09-10

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 9781390438543

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Excerpt from An Evaluation of Basal Metabolic Data for Infants in the United States: June 1962 The subject of reference bases used for. Ex pressing basal metabolism was discussed In detail in the previous publication (sargent, 1961, sec tion III). However, weight is more frequently used as a standard of reference for infants, since estimating surface area from formulas is less satisfactory for infants than for adults. Karlberg (1952) has recently constructed a nomogram for determining body surface from weight and height, based on the determination Of electrical capaci tance surface Of 130 infants. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.