Risk factors for wasting among hospitalised children in Nepal

Abstract Background Malnutrition has various adverse effects in children. This study aimed to determine risk factors for malnutrition among hospitalised children, changes in nutritional status at admission and discharge and effects of use of systematic anthropometric measurement in identification of...

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Main Authors: Aiko Inoue, Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel, Dhruba Shrestha, Ganendra Bhakta Raya, Yumiko Hayashi, Sudeep Shrestha, Tansy Edwards, Christopher Martin Parry, Koya Ariyoshi, Sharon Elizabeth Cox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00461-0