Length of stay is associated with incidence of in-hospital malnutrition in a group of low-income Brazilian children El periodo de hospitalización está asociado con la incidencia de desnutrición en un grupo de niños brasileños de bajo nivel socioeconómico.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Gilberto Kac (लेखक), Patricia Camacho-Dias (लेखक), Daniele Silva-Coutinho (लेखक), Rosana Silveira-Lopes (लेखक), Viviane Vilas-Boas A. Marins (लेखक), Ana Beatriz V. Pinheiro (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2000-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that increased length of stay and anthropometric status at admission are significant factors associated with in-hospital malnutrition (IHM). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prospective study with two weight (admission and discharge) and one height (admission) measurements per...