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. 2016 Apr;26(4):787-9.
doi: 10.1017/S1047951115001778. Epub 2015 Sep 11.

A cross-sectional audit of the prevalence of stunting in children attending a regional paediatric cardiology service

Luise V Marino  1 , Alan Magee  2
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A cross-sectional audit of the prevalence of stunting in children attending a regional paediatric cardiology service

Luise V Marino et al. Cardiol Young. 2016 Apr.

Abstract

CHD is associated with poor growth, delayed motor and language skills development, and increased length of hospital stay; 28.2% of infants were stunted, with z-scores<-2. The severity of surgery score was not associated with an increased length of stay, suggesting that a low weight-for-age z-score at the time of surgery may impact on length of stay.

Keywords: CHD; malnutrition; paediatrics.

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