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Evans Memorial, Boston, Mass.
Abstract
DURING THE LAST THREE DECADES, the estimation of the so-called Basal Metabolic Rate and the comparison of the, observed level with those normal values based upon various prediction formulae1 2 have assumed very real diagnostic significance. Particularly during the last ten years the clinical applications of this procedure have been investigated, and an extensive literature testifies to the widespread interest in the respiratory metabolism in both health and disease.
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