Mahdavi, A.M. Ostadrahimi, A. Safaiyan, A. 2011 This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of children consecutively admitted as inpatients to Tabriz Paediatric Hospital in the north west of the Islamic Republic of Iran between June and August 2008. A total of 140 children aged 2 12 years were included. Patients' weight, height and triceps skinfold thickness TSFT were measured, and nutritional status was evaluated. Evaluation of weight for age, height for age, weight for height and TSFT showed that 48.6 , 30.7 , 32.2 and 14.3 of the patients, respectively, were malnourished. ...