The Prevalence of Malnutrition and Effectiveness of STRONGkids Tool in the Identification of Malnutrition Risks among Pediatric Surgical Patients

The Prevalence of Malnutrition and Effectiveness of STRONGkids Tool in the Identification of Malnutrition Risks among Pediatric Surgical Patients

Background: High prevalence of malnutrition along with the risk for the development of malnutrition in hospitalised children has been reported. However, this problem remains largely unrecognised by healthcare workers. Aims: To determine the prevalence of malnutrition and effectiveness of STRONGki...

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Main Authors: Çiğdem Ulukaya Durakbaşa, Selma Fettahoğlu, Ahu Bayar, Murat Mutus, Hamit Okur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2014-12-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
Subjects:
Hospitalisation
malnutrition
nutritional status
outpatients
pediatric surgery
risk assessment
STRONGkids
Online Access:http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=269

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