The Prevalence of Malnutrition and Effectiveness of STRONGkids Tool in the Identification of Malnutrition Risks among Pediatric Surgical Patients

ULUKAYA DURAKBAŞA Ç., Fettahoglu S., Bayar A., Mutus M., OKUR H.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.31, ss.313-321, 2014 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

  • Cilt numarası: 31 Konu: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2014.14374
  • Dergi Adı: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.313-321

Özet

Background: High prevalence of malnutrition along with the risk for the development of malnutrition in hospitalised children has been reported. However, this problem remains largely unrecognised by healthcare workers.