K M Hendricks, C Duggan, L Gallagher, A C Carlin, D S Richardson, S B Collier, W Simpson, C Lo
OBJECTIVE: To document the current prevalence of protein-energy malnutrition compared with that reported from the same institution in 1976. DESIGN: All inpatients of this tertiary-care facility were assessed by anthropometric, laboratory, and clinical nutrition assessment methods in a 1-day cross-sectional survey. The comparison study from 1976 was also a 1-day cross-sectional survey. SETTING: A tertiary-care facility in Boston, Mass. PATIENTS: The entire inpatient population was assessed on a single weekday in September 1992...
October 1995: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine