Malnutrition in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: Current Prevalence

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 149, Issue 10, 1995, Pages 1118-1122

  Hendricks, Kristy M ^a   Duggan, Christopher ^b   Gallagher, Linda ^c   Carlin, Alexandra C ^d   Richardson, Denise S ^d   Collier, Sharon B ^d   Simpson, William ^b   Lo, Clifford ^d  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Nutrition Services   (United States)

^d Boston Medical Center Vose Hall 3   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028785937     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1995.02170230072010     Document Type: Article

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