46. Stewart R.J.C., Shephard H.G., Preece R.F. and Waterlow J.C.: The effect of rehabilitation at different stages of development of rats marginally malnourished for ten to twelve generations, Br J. Nutr, 403-412,1980 Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and coronary heart disease (CHD) are important non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in developed as well as developing countries. Migrant South Asians ...

the aim of this study was to find out the nutritional status of primary-school childern.for this purpose the weight and height of 599 boys and 750 girls in age group of 6-11  year olds were measured.their nutritional status were evaiuated according to the weight-for-age(Gomez),weight-for-hight(Waterlow) and weight/height-for age(McLaren-Read) methods.the Gomez method showed that 59.4% of the bo...

Aims: To identify risk assessment scales for pressure ulcers that have been used in critical care units. Determine which of them have been validated according to validity, predictive capacity and reliability criteria, developing, where possible, aggregate indicators. Methods: Systematic review of the clinical literature with meta-analysis. The main international health science databases were se...

In Jamaica infantile malnutrition is most serious among children about 1 year old. The clinical picture may be of the marasmic or the kwashiorkor type, and intermediate forms often occur (1). Waterlow (2) suggested that the essential result of malnutrition was to produce protein depletion in the child, and many attempts have been made to measure the extent of this depletion. Chemical analysis o...

background: the purpose of this study was to present a scientific reason for pressure ulcer risk scales: cubbin& jackson modified braden, norton, and waterlow, as a nursing diagnosis tool by utilizing predictive validity of pressure sores. methods: articles published between 1966 and 2013 from periodicals indexed in the ovid medline, embase, cinahl, koreamed, ndsl, and other databases were sele...

BACKGROUND Prevention strategies for pressure ulcer formation remain critical in patients with an advanced illness. We analyzed factors associated with the development of pressure ulcers in patients hospitalized in a palliative care ward setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was a retrospective analysis of 329 consecutive patients with a mean age (± standard deviation) of 70.4±11.8 years (...