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Failure to thrive.

D A Frank·S H Zeisel
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Malnutrition is the primary biologic insult in most cases of failure to thrive. A transactional model of infant development provides a framework for understanding the psychosocial context in which such malnutrition occurs. Each child who fails to thrive should receive a multidisciplinary evaluation to address the diagnostic and therapeutic implications of nutritional, medical, psychosocial, and developmental factors contributing to growth failure.

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Child DevelopmentChild, PreschoolFailure to ThriveHumansInfantInfant Nutrition DisordersRisk FactorsJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.Review

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D A Frank, S H Zeisel. 1988. Failure to thrive.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36578-6

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