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Ideal Body Weight

Known as: Body Masses, Ideal, Masses, Ideal Body, Body Weights, Ideal 
Expected weight of a healthy normal individual based on age, sex, and height. Thus, a malnourished person would weigh less than their ideal body… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Prenatal prediction of survival in isolated diaphragmatic hernia using observed to expected total fetal lung volume determined by magnetic resonance imaging based on either gestational age or fetal…
OBJECTIVES To compare the predictive value of the prenatal observed to expected (o/e) lung volume as measured by fetal magnetic… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Comparison of ideal body weight equations and published height-weight tables with body mass index tables for healthy adults in the United States.
The purpose of this paper was to compare the ideal body weight (IBW) formulas and published height-weight tables for healthy… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Adipose tissue mass can be regulated through the vasculature
Tumor growth is angiogenesis dependent. We hypothesized that nonneoplastic tissue growth also depends on neovascularization. We… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Melanin-concentrating hormone 1 receptor-deficient mice are lean, hyperactive, and hyperphagic and have altered metabolism
Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a cyclic 19-aa hypothalamic neuropeptide derived from a larger prohormone precursor of MCH… Expand
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Health consequences of visceral obesity
Visceral obesity is associated with metabolic abnormalities that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Weight change and body composition in patients with Parkinson's disease.
OBJECTIVE To compare reports of weight loss and actual measures of body composition to predict nutritional risk in patients with… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Aminoglycoside dosing weight correction factors for patients of various body sizes.
Prior investigations have suggested the use of a dosing weight correction factor of ideal body weight (IBW) plus 40% excess body… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Graft-rejection and toxicity following bone marrow transplantation in relation to busulfan pharmacokinetics.
We have determined the relationships between busulfan average concentration at steady-state and (1) rejection of graft, and (2… Expand
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Ideal body weight estimated from the body mass index with the lowest morbidity.
The ideal body weight (kg) of each individual can be calculated by the following formula: ideal body mass index x the height (m)2… Expand
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Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
The preparation and chemical characteristics of hemoglobin-free ghosts of human erythrocytes.
Abstract The effects of the ionic strength and pH of the hemolyzing solution on the hemoglobin content of human erythrocyte… Expand
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