Making body composition measurement a part of routine care in children

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neonatal Medicine, Princess Anne Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, UK; National Institute for Health Research, Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
² Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Southampton Children's Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, UK. Electronic address: Mark.beattie@uhs.nhs.uk.

Editorial

Mark J Johnson et al. Clin Nutr. 2018 Jun.

. 2018 Jun;37(3):763-764.

doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.01.033. Epub 2018 Feb 15.

¹ Department of Neonatal Medicine, Princess Anne Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, UK; National Institute for Health Research, Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
² Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Southampton Children's Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, UK. Electronic address: Mark.beattie@uhs.nhs.uk.

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Keywords: Child; Lean mass; Nutritional assessment.

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