Abstract
Objective: Nationwide prevalence studies on malnutrition in hospitalised children have not been done. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of malnutrition of all newly admitted children in The Netherlands during 3 consecutive days. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Paediatric wards of 44 hospitals (7 academic and 37 general). Participants: A total of 424 children aged ≥30 days and hospitalised for ≥ 1 day were included, 63% male, 86% non-white. Median age was 3.5 years and median hospital stay was 2 days. Main outcome measures: SD scores
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Joosten, K. F., Zwart, H., Hop, W. C., & Hulst, J. M. (2010). National malnutrition screening days in hospitalised children in the Netherlands. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 95(2), 141–145. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2008.157255
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