Diagnostic performance of visible severe wasting for identifying severe acute malnutrition in children admitted to hospital in Kenya.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic value of visible severe wasting in identifying severe acute malnutrition at two public hospitals in Kenya. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of children aged 6 to 59.9 months admitted to one rural and one urban hospital. On admission, mid-upper arm cir...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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