Feeding practices and association of fasting and low or hypo glycaemia in severe paediatric illnesses in Malawi – a mixed method study

BACKGROUND: The presence of low or hypo glycaemia in children upon admission to hospital in low income countries is a marker for poor outcome. Fasting during illness may contribute to low blood glucose and caretakers’ feeding practices during childhood illnesses may thus play a role in the developme...

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Published in:BMC Pediatr
Main Authors: Ngwalangwa, Fatsani, Chirambo, Chawanangwa Mahebere, Lindsjö, Cecilia, Dube, Queen, Langton, Josephine, Baker, Tim, Hildenwall, Helena
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7472578/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32887575
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02305-4
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