The validity of simple methods to detect poor nutritional status in paediatric oncology patients

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1388-1392

  Murphy, Alexia J ^a   White, Melinda ^b   Davies, Peter S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body composition; Children; Oncology; Poor nutritional status

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY CELL MASS INDEX Z SCORE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POOR NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VALIDITY; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 67649352892     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508076241     Document Type: Article

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