Food pattern and nutritional status of children with cerebral palsy

OBJECTIVES To assess the food intake pattern and the nutritional status of children with cerebral palsy. METHODS Cross-sectional study with 90 children from two to 12.8 years with cerebral palsy in the following forms: hemiplegia, diplegia, and tetraplegia. Nutritional status was assessed by weight,...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Ayrosa C. Lopes, Olga Maria S. Amancio, Roberta Faria C. Araújo, Maria Sylvia de S. Vitalle, Josefina Aparecida P. Braga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2013-09-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822013000300344&lng=en&tlng=en