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Is the APLS formula used to calculate weight-for-age applicable to a Trinidadian population?
BACKGROUND: In paediatric emergency medicine, estimation of weight in ill children can be performed in a variety of ways. Calculation using the ‘APLS’ formula (weight = [age + 4] × 2) is one very common method. Studies on its validity in developed countries suggest that it tends to under-estimate th...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3506443/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22856543 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-227X-12-9 |