Burns
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 616-629 , August 2010

Human body surface area database and estimation formula

  • Chi-Yuang Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing Hua University, HsinChu 30013, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 3 5720417/5715131x3960; fax: +886 3 5721542.
  • ,
  • Ching-Hua Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing Hua University, HsinChu 30013, Taiwan
    • Department of Industrial Engineering and System Management, Chung Hua University, Taiwan
  • ,
  • Yi-Hsueh Yang

      Affiliations

    • Logistic Technology Corporation Ltd., Taiwan

,Accepted 28 May 2009.

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PII: S0305-4179(09)00410-0

doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.05.013

Burns
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 616-629 , August 2010