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Abstract
The lack of sufficient energy or protein to meet the body's metabolic demands, as a result of either an inadequate dietary intake of protein, intake of poor quality dietary protein, increased demands due to disease, or increased nutrient losses.
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7 entry terms
- Protein-Calorie Malnutrition
- Malnutrition, Protein-Calorie
- Malnutrition, Protein-Energy
- Malnutritions, Protein-Energy
- Protein Calorie Malnutrition
- Protein Energy Malnutrition
- Marasmus
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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consider also KWASHIORKOR
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History Note
92; was PROTEIN-CALORIE MALNUTRITION 1972-91 (Prov 1972-73)
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- Infant Nutrition Disorders (1966-1971)
- Nutrition Disorders (1966-1971)
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QU 55.4
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Protein-Energy Malnutrition. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011502. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011502
- Protein-Energy Malnutrition. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein%E2%80%93energy_malnutrition
- Protein-Energy Malnutrition. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4082071