Estimation of Human Body Surface Area from Height and Weight

body surface area  In physiology and medicine, the body surface area is the measured or calculated surface area of a human body  In physiology and medicine, the body surface area is the measured or calculated surface area of a human body For many clinical purposes, BSA is a

Dubois D, Dubois EF A formula to estimate the approximate surface area if height and weight be known Arch Intern Med 1916; 17:863-871  BSA = Body Surface Area · Wt = Body Weight · Ht = Body Height · B= blood S= serum P= plasma U= urine

Body mass index and body surface area are two measures used frequently in health care, however, they are not well understood  In physiology and medicine, the body surface area is the measured or calculated surface area of a human body