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Food insecurity during COVID-19 in children with end-stage kidney disease: a pilot study.

Melvin ChanReya MokiaoAmy C WilsonNeha PottanatSangeeta HingoraniMichelle C Starr
Published in: BMC pediatrics (2022)
Food insecurity was common among children with ESKD on chronic dialysis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children with food insecurity had a greater increase in their phosphorus levels during the pandemic than did food secure children. Further exploration into how food resources such as an onsite food pantry impacts food insecurity and phosphorus control in children with ESKD is essential.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • sars cov
  • human health
  • peritoneal dialysis