Body composition of children with moderate and severe undernutrition and after treatment: a narrative review

Abstract Background Until recently, undernourished children were usually assessed using simple anthropometric measurements, which provide global assessments of nutritional status. There is increasing interest in obtaining more direct data on body composition to assess the effects of undernutrition o...

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Main Author: Jonathan C. K. Wells
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1465-8