JIMENEZ ORTEGA, Ana Isabel et al. Evaluating malnutrition in pediatrics, a current challenge. []. , 38, spe2, pp.64-67.   01--2021. ISSN 1699-5198.  https://dx.doi.org/10.20960/nh.3801.

Malnutrition in pediatric patients conditions their health/illness. Malnutrition in sick children further aggravates their baseline situation, and conditions their evolution and prognosis.

Despite its relevance, it is not evaluated in many cases, nor is there a single definition that facilitates its diagnosis.

The objective of this article is to establish the principal aspects to consider when evaluating malnutrition, and to highlight the importance of routine evaluation.

: Malnutrition; Nutritional screening.

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