Journal article
Incidence of Nutrition Deterioration in Nonseriously Ill Hospitalized Children Younger Than 5 Years
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The concept of deterioration of nutrition status in inpatient children, also called nutrition deterioration (ND), has gained widespread importance and is described as significant weight loss during hospitalization periods. Our main purpose was to determine the incidence of ND in nonseriously ill children younger than age 5 years admitted as inpatients and explore the presence of associated factors.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This …
Authors
Pacheco‐Acosta JC; Gomez‐Correa AC; Florez ID; Cortés JE; Velez D; Gomez J; Munera M; Arboleda S
Journal
Nutrition in Clinical Practice, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 692–697
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 2014
DOI
10.1177/0884533614533122
ISSN
0884-5336