"Body Surface Area" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The two dimensional measure of the outer layer of the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D001830
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.231 E05.041.124.231 G07.100.100.231
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Surface Area- Body Surface Area
- Area, Body Surface
- Areas, Body Surface
- Body Surface Areas
- Surface Area, Body
- Surface Areas, Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Surface Area" by people in Profiles.
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Body surface area compared to body weight dosing of valganciclovir is associated with increased toxicity in pediatric solid organ transplantation recipients. Am J Transplant. 2023 12; 23(12):1961-1971.
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Initial Experience With the Pediatric Impella Device: A Feasibility Study in a Porcine Model. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 10; 88(4):582-589.
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Pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of caspofungin in children and adolescents. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Nov; 49(11):4536-45.
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Zidovudine improves psoriasis in human immunodeficiency virus-positive males. Arch Dermatol. 1994 Apr; 130(4):447-51.
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Mitral and tricuspid valve anular diameter in normal children determined by two-dimensional echocardiography. Am J Cardiol. 1985 Mar 01; 55(6):787-9.