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Body Surface Area

Enter the patient's weight and height in the fields below, and click on the "Submit" button. Your results will appear in the results box below.

The formula used in this calculation (the Dubois formula) is:

Body Surface area (m) = 0.007184 × (patient height in cm)0.725 × (patient weight in kg)0.425

Weight of subject (kilograms):
Height of subject (centimetres):
SUBMIT
Result: body surface area (m2):
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