Validating mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) cut off points as an indicator of nutritional status among nine tribal populations of India

Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is an alternative anthropometric measurement to assess undernutrition but a universally accepted cut-off is yet to be established. The objectives of the present study are to determine whether the proposed sex-specific global cut-offs are suitable across several tri...

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Main Authors: Kshatriya Gautam K., Chakraborty Raja, Mondal Nitish, Bose Kaushik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2021-09-01
Series:Anthropological Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/anre-2021-0018