"Malnutrition" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An imbalanced nutritional status resulting from insufficient intake of nutrients to meet normal physiological requirement.
| Descriptor ID |
D044342
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521
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| Concept/Terms |
Malnutrition- Malnutrition
- Nutritional Deficiency
- Nutritional Deficiencies
- Undernutrition
- Malnourishment
- Malnourishments
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Malnutrition" by people in this website by year, and whether "Malnutrition" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2015 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Malnutrition" by people in Profiles.
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Campylobacter colonization and undernutrition in infants in rural eastern Ethiopia - a longitudinal community-based birth cohort study. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1467462.
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International Survey on Consensus Definition on Nutrition Impact Symptoms in Patients with Cancer. Nutr Cancer. 2025; 77(2):210-220.
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The Impact of Milk on Gut Permeability, Fecal 16S rRNA Gene Microbiota Profiling, and Fecal Metabolomics in Children with Moderate Malnutrition in Sierra Leone: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Nov; 120(5):1114-1124.
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What is the additive value of nutritional deficiency to VA-FI in the risk assessment for heart failure patients? J Nutr Health Aging. 2024 Jul; 28(7):100253.
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Artificial intelligence driven malnutrition diagnostic model for patients with acute abdomen based on GLIM criteria: a cross-sectional research protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 03 08; 14(3):e077734.
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Urine and Dried Blood Spots From Children and Pregnant Women Reveal Phytochemicals, Amino Acids, and Carnitine Metabolites as Cowpea Consumption Biomarkers. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2024 Feb; 68(4):e2300222.
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Severe Malnutrition in an Adolescent Girl. Pediatr Rev. 2024 01 01; 45(1):43-46.
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Frailty in end-stage liver disease: Understanding pathophysiology, tools for assessment, and strategies for management. World J Gastroenterol. 2023 Dec 14; 29(46):6028-6048.
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Malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty assessment in pediatric transplantation. Nutr Clin Pract. 2024 Feb; 39(1):27-44.
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Nutritional Recovery of Children With HIV and Severe Acute Malnutrition Attending an Outpatient Therapeutic Care Program. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2023 09 01; 94(1):66-72.