The prevalence of undernutrition upon hospitalization in children in a developing country: A single hospital study from Malaysia

Undernourished children who require hospital care have a longer duration of hospitalization and respond poorly to modern medical therapy. The objective of the present study was to ascertain the nutritional status of children admitted to a pediatric tertiary center in Malaysia and the risk factors le...

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Main Authors: Way-Seah Lee, Zulfadly Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957217301018