The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 97-101 , July 2011

Bedside Estimation of Patient Height for Calculating Ideal Body Weight in the Emergency Department

  • Christine R. Stehman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California
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  • Robert G. Buckley, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Robert Buckley, md, Emergency Department, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134
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  • Frank L. Dos Santos, DO

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Hospital, Naples, Italy
    • ,
  • Robert H. Riffenburgh, PHD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Investigations Department, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California
    • Mathematics and Statistics Department, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
    • ,
  • Aaron Swenson, MSIII

      Affiliations

    • Dartmouth University Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
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  • Sheila Mulligan, MSII

      Affiliations

    • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
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  • Nathan Mjos, DO

      Affiliations

    • Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California
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  • Matt Brewer, DO

      Affiliations

    • Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California

Received 20 April 2009 ,Revised 9 October 2009 ,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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PII: S0736-4679(09)01015-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.12.016

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 97-101 , July 2011

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