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Comparative Study
. 1994 Jun;124(6):944-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)83189-0.

Comparison of methods to categorize undernutrition in children

J A Wright  1 , C A Ashenburg, R C Whitaker
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Comparative Study

Comparison of methods to categorize undernutrition in children

J A Wright et al. J Pediatr. 1994 Jun.

Abstract

We compared the results of three methods of categorizing undernutrition in a group of 258 children referred for evaluation of "failure to thrive." There was broad variation between the number of children classified as malnourished (75% to 98%) and the degree of undernutrition, depending on the method used. We recommend that categorization systems be used only to define a child as having a risk of possible adverse effects of undernutrition, not as being malnourished.

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