Nutritional risk screening-a cross-sectional study in a tertiary pediatric hospital.
CONCLUSION: STRONGkids was the most accurate screening tool for detecting acute malnutrition and was therefore chosen as the screening method in our hospital. Routine screening for the risk of malnutrition in pediatric inpatients is important in detecting at-risk children who would otherwise be left without dietary intervention.
PMID: 30909976 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tuokkola J, Hilpi J, Kolho KL, Orell H, Merras-Salmio L Tags: J Health Popul Nutr Source Type: research
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