Improving assessment of child growth in a pediatric hospital setting

• Main Authors: Priya M. Gupta (Author), Emily Wieck (Author), Joel Conkle (Author), Kristina A. Betters (Author), Anthony Cooley (Author), Selena Yamasaki (Author), Natasha Laibhen-Parkes (Author), Parminder S. Suchdev (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Accurate anthropometric measurements are essential for assessing nutritional status, monitoring child growth, and informing clinical care. We aimed to improve height measurements of hospitalized pediatrics patients through implementation of gold standard measurement techniques. M...