The reliability of weight-for-length/height Z scores in children.

The reliability of weight-for-length/height Z scores in children.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends weight-for-length/height (WFL/H), represented as a Z score for diagnosing acute malnutrition among children aged 0 to 60 months. Under controlled conditions, weight, height and length measurements have high degree of reliability. However, the reliabilit...

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Main Authors:	Mwangome, M, Berkley, J
Format:	Journal article
Sprog:	English
Udgivet:	2014

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