relatively restricted range of body parameters (27). A tion and comparison with results of almost igoo physical measmore general relationship, applicable to humans urenents taken from the literature indicate that this approach throughout growth and development from birth to provides results acceptable for most clinical purposes, and is maturity, would provide a more satisfactory and conmuch more convenient and rapid than other, conventional voe methods of arriving at indices of body composition (volume, venient basis forbodyvolume estimates. The results of specific gravity, density, and body fat). The method permits the efforts toward the attainment of that objective are |* simultaneous determination of human body surface area as described in the following. previously described. (Fig. 3 of (30)). for a limited range of male adults in terms of weight
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CONSTRUCTION OF CHART FOR VALUESThe data were then processed by means of an IBM '9and height alone, have been derived and tested in this t620 computer to determine the relationship of V/S to laboratory (29, 31). The most acceptable relationship WIM for the several groups of studies composed of 737found, in respect to reliability and convenience in use, individual subjects.' The equations best fitting the data was that expressed by 'sofar a possibie, alt original data given in terns of specific
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