Nutritional status at diagnosis is related to clinical outcomes in children and adolescents with cancer: A perspective from Central America

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of malnutrition in children may exceed 50% in countries with limited resources. The aims of this study were to assess nutritional status at diagnosis in children and adolescents with cancer, and to correlate it with clinical outcomes in the Spanish speaking countries of Central America that formed the AHOPCA (Asociacion de Hemato-Oncologia Pediatrica de Centro America) consortium. METHODS: Patients aged 1-18 years, …

Authors

Sala A; Rossi E; Antillon F; Molina AL; de Maselli T; Bonilla M; Hernandez A; Ortiz R; Pacheco C; Nieves R

Journal

European Journal of Cancer, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 243–252

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

January 2012

DOI

10.1016/j.ejca.2011.06.006

ISSN

0959-8049

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Ronald Duncan Barr

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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