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Child Nutrition Disorders MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Child Nutrition Disorders
Tree Number(s)
C18.654.180
Unique ID
D015362
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015362
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics disease with appropriate age check tag
Scope Note
Disorders caused by nutritional imbalance, either overnutrition or undernutrition, occurring in children ages 2 to 12 years.
Entry Version
CHILD NUTRITION DIS
Entry Term(s)
Child Malnutrition
Child Overnutrition
Malnutrition in Children
Malnutrition, Child
Nutrition Disorders, Child
NLM Classification #
WS 130
Previous Indexing
Child (1966-1988)
Child, Preschool (1966-1988)
Nutrition Disorders (1966-1988)
See Also
Infant Nutrition Disorders
Public MeSH Note
1989
History Note
1989
Date Introduced
1989/01/01
Last Updated
2003/07/09
Child Nutrition Disorders Preferred
Child Malnutrition Narrower
Child Overnutrition Narrower
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