Opinions and practices of healthcare professionals on assessment of disease associated malnutrition in children: Results from an international survey

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Huysentruyt K., Huist J., Bian F., Shamir R., White M., Galera-Martinez R., ...More

CLINICAL NUTRITION, vol.38, no.2, pp.708-714, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.03.015
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL NUTRITION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.708-714
  • Keywords: Body mass index, Disease associated malnutrition, Nutrition screening tools, Growth charts, Definition of malnutrition, PEDIATRIC MALNUTRITION, SCREENING TOOLS, UNDERNUTRITION, RISK
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background & aims: Lack of consensus on clinical indicators for the assessment of pediatric disease associated malnutrition (DAM) may explain its under-recognition in clinical practice. This study surveyed the opinions of health professionals (HP) on clinical indicators of DAM and barriers impeding routine nutritional screening in children.