The child with poor weight gain

dc.contributor.author	Wittenberg, Dankwart F.
dc.date.accessioned	2007-12-19T07:45:32Z
dc.date.available	2007-12-19T07:45:32Z
dc.date.issued	2007-04
dc.description.abstract	Failure to gain weight in a normal way relates to problems of food intake, uptake and utilisation. Practically speaking, the problem is one of two main categories: insufficient food intake or an organic condition leading to failure to thrive. The health professional must distinguish between these in order to respond appropriately. The Road to Health card is an essential monitoring tool.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Wittenberg, DF 2007, 'The child with poor weight gain', CME, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 176-178. [www.cmej.org.za]	en
dc.identifier.issn	0256-2170
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/4123
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Health and Medical Publishing Group	en
dc.rights	Health and Medical Publishing Group	en
dc.subject	Poor weight gain	en
dc.subject	Management	en
dc.subject	Nutrient intake	en
dc.subject	Children	en
dc.subject	Nutrient uptake	en
dc.subject	Nutrient utilisation	en
dc.subject	Assessment	en
dc.subject	Failure to thrive	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Pediatrics
dc.subject.lcsh	Weight gain
dc.subject.lcsh	Infants--Weight
dc.subject.lcsh	Failure to thrive syndrome
dc.title	The child with poor weight gain	en
dc.type	Article	en