Low mid-upper arm circumference identifies children with a high risk of death who should be the priority target for treatment
Background: <br>Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is currently defined by the WHO as either a low mid-upper arm circumference (i.e. MUAC <115 mm), a low weight-for-height z-score (i.e. WHZ <- 3), or bilateral pitting oedema. MUAC and WHZ do not always identify the same children as...
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स्वरूप: | Journal article |
भाषा: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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