The Prevalence of Malnutrition and Effectiveness of STRONGkids Tool in the Identification of Malnutrition Risks among Pediatric Surgical Patients

Background: High prevalence of malnutrition along with the risk for the development of malnutrition in hospitalised children has been reported. However, this problem remains largely unrecognised by healthcare workers. Aims: To determine the prevalence of malnutrition and effectiveness of STRONGki...

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Main Authors: Çiğdem Ulukaya Durakbaşa, Selma Fettahoğlu, Ahu Bayar, Murat Mutus, Hamit Okur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2014-12-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=269