Catch-up growth in children after acute and protracted diarrhea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2966199 |
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| Authors | Beata Kulik-Rechberger (0000-0002-5627-1761, Uniwersytecki Szpital Dziecięcy, corresponding author), Hanna Chrząstek-Spruch, Wanda Furmaga-Jabłońska (0000-0002-6006-7683, Uniwersytecki Szpital Dziecięcy) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Pages | 57-64 |
| Publication date | 1997-12-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1898-6773 • E-ISSN: 2083-4594 |
| Publisher | Uniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.18778/1898-6773.60.06 |
| OpenAlex | W290438681 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
One hundred and ten children hospitalized because of acute and protracted diarrhea in the first year of life were followed up for an average period of 13.7 months. Three anthropological parameters were taken into consideration: body height, body weight and head circumference. At the time of the first examination all the parameters measured were significantly decreased but children tend to reestablish normal somatic growth pattern during the rehabilitation period through the acceleration of growth (phenomenon known as "catch-up growth
Acute diarrhea · Biology · Birth weight · Body height · Body weight · Diarrhea · Head circumference · Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology · Demography · Infant Nutrition and Health · Medicine · Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
| Highly cited | No |
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