Wasting, underweight and stunting among children with congenital heart disease presenting at Mulago hospital, Uganda

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• 作者：Anthony Batte ; Peter Lwabi ; Sulaiman Lubega ; Sarah Kiguli…
• 关键词：Congenital heart disease ; Malnutrition ; Uganda ; Africa
• 刊名：BMC Pediatrics
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：17
• 期：1
• 全文大小：371KB
• 刊物主题：Pediatrics; Internal Medicine;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1471-2431
• 卷排序：17

文摘

BackgroundChildren with congenital heart disease are at increased risk of malnutrition. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of wasting, underweight and stunting among children with congenital heart disease attending Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda.