Body surface area is a predictor of maturity status in school children and adolescents

• Main Authors: Fernando Alvear-Vasquez (Author), Rubén Vidal-Espinoza (Author), Rossana Gomez-Campos (Author), Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos (Author), Evandro Lazari (Author), Jose Francisco Guzmán-Luján (Author), Ana Pablos-Monzó (Author), Marco Cossio-Bolaños (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Generally, Body surface area (BSA) changes significantly during growth and maturation. These increases portend a possible relationship between body size as determined by BSA with maturational status in children and adolescents. Objective To determine the relationship between matu...