MICHAEL J. RENNIE,* RICHARD H. T. EDWARDS,* C. T. MERVYN DAVIES,? STEPHEN KRYWAWYCH,* DAVID HALLIDAYJ JOHN C. WATERLOW$ and DAVID J. MILLWARD$ *Department of Human Metabolism, University Colrege London Medical School, London W C l E SJJ, U.K., ?Medical Research Council Environmental Physiology Unit and $Department of Human Nutrition, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London W C l ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the predictive validity of 4 pressure ulcer risk assessment tools. METHODS Prospective clinical design in which 230 subjects free of pressure ulceration on admission were assessed using the Braden, Gosnell, Norton, and Waterlow scales within 48 hours of admission. Subjects' skin condition was assessed once every 24 hours for a minimum of 14 days to identify any skin break...

malnutrition is one of the important health problems in developing countries.it may have undesireable effects on mental and physical state of children and is an underlying factor for many infections.the aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of malnutrition in 6-24 month old in fanst in the pediatric ward of university hospital NO.1  in Kerman.for this purpose , the weight and height ...

As protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) develops, the protein content of the body falls, despite the many mechanisms which operate to limit the further loss of nitrogen from the body (Waterlow, 1968). Studies of the composition of children dying of PCM have shown that in both kwashiorkor and marasmus there is a reduction in total body protein to about two-thirds of the normal amount for a child o...

Oedema and expansion of the extracellular fluid are well recognized as a complication of malnutrition in adults (McCance, 1951) as well as in children (Waterlow, Cravioto, and Stephen, 1960). An increase in total body water has also been described (Srikantia and Gopalan, 1957; Schnieden, Hendrickse, and Haigh, 1958; Smith, 1960). In the course of investigations on the renal function of malnouri...

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...