Nutritional status of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) attending university of Nigeria teaching hospital ituku – ozalla, Enugu | Zendy

Ijeoma Arodiwe | Zendy; Josephat M. Chinawa | Zendy; Mildred Ukoha | Zendy; Fortune Ujunwa | Zendy; Ken Adiele | Zendy; Vivian Ozoemena Onukwuli | Zendy; Egbuna Obidike | Zendy; John C. Eze | Zendy

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Nutritional status of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) attending university of Nigeria teaching hospital ituku – ozalla, Enugu

Author(s) -

Ijeoma Arodiwe,

Josephat M. Chinawa,

Mildred Ukoha,

Fortune Ujunwa,

Ken Adiele,

Vivian Ozoemena Onukwuli,

Egbuna Obidike,

John C. Eze

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

pakistan journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1682-024X

pISSN - 1681-715X

DOI - 10.12669/pjms.315.6837

Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , outpatient clinic , pediatrics , heart disease , population , teaching hospital , disease , family medicine , environmental health

Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are prone to malnutrition. This can have a significant effect on the outcome of surgery. Our objective was to determine the burden and determinant of malnutrition in children with several types of congenital heart disease (CHD).

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