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    Nutritional status of children and adolescents with cancer in Scotland: A prospective cohort study
    (Elsevier, 2019-05-17) Revuelta-Iniesta, Raquel; Paciarotti, Ilenia; Davidson, Isobel; McKenzie, Jane M.; Brougham, Mark F. H.; Wilson, David C.
    Background and aims Malnutrition (under and overnutrition) in paediatric cancer patients during and after treatment increases short and long-term side-effects; however, factors contributing to malnutrition and patterns of change in nutritional status are still unclear. The aims were to investigate the prevalence of malnutrition, patterns of change in nutritional status and factors contributing to malnutrition in Scottish paediatric cancer patients.