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We studied the morbidity pattern of inpatient adolescents over a period of 17 months. Of 32115 admissions in this period, 2742 were adolescents (39.7% females). 93.9% were partially immunized, 37.3% were malnourished, 2.8% were overweight and 56% were anemic. Dengue and dengue-like illness (528) wer...

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Published in:Indian pediatrics 2015-07, Vol.52 (7), p.617-621
Main Authors: Chakraborty, A, Basu, S, Rath, B, Shamim, Ahmar, Mohanty, Nimain C, Madan, Nidhi, Tomar, Shilpa, Lodha, Rakesh, Das, Bimal, Kapil, Arti
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Language:English
Subjects:
Maternal and Child Health
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
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Summary:We studied the morbidity pattern of inpatient adolescents over a period of 17 months. Of 32115 admissions in this period, 2742 were adolescents (39.7% females). 93.9% were partially immunized, 37.3% were malnourished, 2.8% were overweight and 56% were anemic. Dengue and dengue-like illness (528) were the most common illness.
ISSN:0019-6061
0974-7559
DOI:10.1007/s13312-015-0687-x