Consensus statement of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition: Indicators recommended for the identification and documentation of pediatric malnutrition (undernutrition)

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 147-161

  Becker, Patricia ^a   Carney, Liesje Nieman ^c   Corkins, Mark R ^b   Monczka, Jessica ^d   Smith, Elizabeth ^c   Smith, Susan E ^e   Spear, Bonnie A ^f   White, Jane V ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^e CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

child nutrition disorders; growth; malnutrition; nutritional assessment; pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CONSENSUS; ENTERIC FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; GRIP STRENGTH; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WEIGHT GAIN; BODY WEIGHT; DIET THERAPY; DIETETICS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; BODY WEIGHT; CONSENSUS; DIETETICS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921456668     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533614557642     Document Type: Article

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