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Robert D. Mosteller

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Cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology

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Robert D. Mosteller, MD, is a physician whose published work has included cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. In 1987 he published a brief New England Journal of Medicine letter proposing a simplified way to estimate body surface area from height and weight; the equation became widely known as the Mosteller BSA formula. Later publications identify him with cardiology and electrophysiology at the Cleveland Clinic.

Qualifications
FACC
Specialty
Cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology
Institutions
Cleveland Clinic (published affiliation)

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Mosteller BSA Formula

Formula originally described by Robert D. Mosteller.

Used for: General height-weight BSA estimation; use the formula specified by the relevant protocol or clinical reference

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Original research

Mosteller RD. Simplified calculation of body-surface area. New England Journal of Medicine. 1987;317(17):1098

DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198710223171717View on PubMed (PMID 3657876)

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Body surface area estimationCardiologyCardiac electrophysiology

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