Nutritional status at diagnosis among children with cancer referred to a nutritional service in Brazil

Introduction: Children and adolescents with cancer are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition and require special attention on nutritional assessment. An adequate nutritional status during treatment is essential in reducing morbidity and mortality, being a modifiable risk factor for clinical outcom...

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Main Authors: Karina Viani, Ronald D. Barr, Vicente Odone Filho, Elena J. Ladas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2531137920300699