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A comparison of two commonly used methods of weight estimation
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- Published on: 6 October 2003
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Dear Editor
We read with interest the paper by Argall et al. and commend the authors on highlighting the inaccuracy with weight estimation using current methods.[1] The authors comment that ‘further work is required to revise the methods by which weight estimation is performed; either with modifications to the formulae used to calculate weight or derivation of a new measuring tape to reflect the increasin...
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