title: The use of the Nabarro Thinness Chart in identifying children for nutrition supplementation in Sri Lanka.
abstract: This study compares the use of the Nabarro Thinness Chart with other nutritional screening tools among school children in Sri Lanka. It concludes that this method is a simpler, more precise approach to assess students requiring food supplementation in community programmes than others which are commonly utilized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Soysa
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D005522:Food Services; D006801:Humans; D013188:Sri Lanka