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THE RESPIRATORY METABOLISM IN INFANCY AND IN CHILDHOOD

THE RESPIRATORY METABOLISM IN INFANCY AND IN CHILDHOOD Reliable standards have been established for estimating the basal metabolism of adults.1 All workers agree that with careful technic a deviation of ±10 or at most 15 per cent in an adult is indicative of an abnormal basal metabolic rate. No such certainty exists with regard to the generally accepted basal standards for infants and children. Within this age range, the only investigations that define with any precision the reliability and normal limits of variation of the accepted standards are the biometric study of the published data for new-born infants by Harris and Benedict,2 and a statistical analysis of the same data by Murlin.3 To our knowledge, no similar studies are available for older infants and children. In addition, satisfactory standards for estimating the basal metabolism of premature and marasmic infants have not as yet been proposed. These gaps in our knowledge make it extremely difficult for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American journal of diseases of children American Medical Association

THE RESPIRATORY METABOLISM IN INFANCY AND IN CHILDHOOD

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1931 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0096-8994
eISSN
1538-3628
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1931.01940120069008
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Abstract

Reliable standards have been established for estimating the basal metabolism of adults.1 All workers agree that with careful technic a deviation of ±10 or at most 15 per cent in an adult is indicative of an abnormal basal metabolic rate. No such certainty exists with regard to the generally accepted basal standards for infants and children. Within this age range, the only investigations that define with any precision the reliability and normal limits of variation of the accepted standards are the biometric study of the published data for new-born infants by Harris and Benedict,2 and a statistical analysis of the same data by Murlin.3 To our knowledge, no similar studies are available for older infants and children. In addition, satisfactory standards for estimating the basal metabolism of premature and marasmic infants have not as yet been proposed. These gaps in our knowledge make it extremely difficult for

Journal

American journal of diseases of childrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jun 1, 1931

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