A new way to measure mid-upper-arm circumference in African villages
In 2011 we published a study on how to detect the threshold for malnutrition in children, simply using their own hands and without any technical tool. The fight against malnutrition can only be reached when its measurements involve every single child, almost continuously, in the affected villages. I...
Main Authors: | Gregor Pollach, Eleanore Bradley, Abigail Cole, Kai Jung |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-06-01
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Series: | Pediatric Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/5368 |
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