Does a child's mid‐upper arm circumference‐for‐age z‐score represent another nutritional indicator of childhood malnutrition status?

Does a child's mid‐upper arm circumference‐for‐age z‐score represent another nutritional indicator of childhood malnutrition status?

Abstract Child wasting is defined as a weight‐for‐height/length z‐score (WLZ/WHZ) < −2, and this indicator of nutritional status is used worldwide. However, a precise measurement is required for the assessment of a child's nutritional status, which may not always be possible due to expensive...

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Main Authors: Md Ahshanul Haque, Nuzhat Choudhury, S. M. Tanvir Ahmed, Fahmida Dil Farzana, Mohammad Ali, Farina Naz, Mohammad Jyoti Raihan, Sheikh Shahed Rahman, Towfida Jahan Siddiqua, Abu Syed Golam Faruque, Tahmeed Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-10-01
Series:Maternal and Child Nutrition
Subjects:
child nutrition
epidemiology
food security
health policy
maternal nutrition
wasting
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13404

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https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13404

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