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Polish Journal of Paediatrics
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Original paper

Assessment of nutritional status and the occurrence of complications in children with obesity based on its severity

Agnieszka Koziol-Kozakowska
1, 2
,
Ewelina Cichocka-Mroczek
1
,
Małgorzata Wójcik
2, 3

  1. Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Institute of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Kraków, Poland
  2. University Children’s Hospital, Kraków, Poland
  3. Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Chair of Pediatrics, Institute of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Kraków, Poland
Pediatr Pol 2025; 100 (2)
Online publish date: 2025/06/13
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