The optimal mid-upper-arm circumference cutoffs to screen severe acute malnutrition in Vietnamese children

The optimal mid-upper-arm circumference cutoffs to screen severe acute malnutrition in Vietnamese children

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a main cause of mortality among children under five years old. Vietnam needs further study to establish the optimal mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) cutoff for improving the accuracy of the MUAC indicator in screening SAM children aged 6–59 months. A survey...

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Main Authors: Tran Thi Hai, Saptawati Bardosono, Luh Ade Ari Wiradnyani, Le Thi Hop, Hoang T. Duc Ngan, Huynh Nam Phuong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2020-03-01
Series:AIMS Public Health
Subjects:
optimal muac cutoff
severe acute malnutrition children
mid-upper-arm circumference
wasting children
muac
Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/publichealth.2020016/fulltext.html

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