Journal article
The Well-Nourished Infant With Intussusception: Fact or Fallacy?
Abstract
To assess the nutritional status of children with intussusception, the weight, length, and weight-for-length percentiles of 100 children with intussusception and 100 children admitted to the hospital for elective surgery was determined and compared with the National Center for Health Statistics standards. Of the children with intussusception, 26% were found to have a weight-for-length ratio below the fifth percentile while only 11% of the …
Authors
Janik JS; Cranford J; Ein SH
Journal
JAMA Pediatrics, Vol. 135, No. 7, pp. 600–602
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
July 1, 1981
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1981.02130310006003
ISSN
2168-6203