Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ297120
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Publication Date: 1984
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Pediatric Patients' Malnutrition and Its Relation to Hospitalization Times and Causes.
Guimarey, Luis M.; And Others
Early Child Development and Care, v15 n1 p17-26 Apr 1984
Relates the nutritional status of 1,378 hospitalized pediatric patients to length of hospitalization and definitive hospitalization diagnosis. Findings indicated the length of hospitalization time increased markedly with malnutrition, especially for patients with diarrhea. (BJD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Diseases, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Hospitalized Children, Nutrition
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil
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