Assessment of severe malnutrition among hospitalized children in rural Kenya: comparison of weight for height and mid upper arm circumference.
CONTEXT: Severe malnutrition has a high mortality rate among hospitalized children in sub-Saharan Africa. However, reports suggest that malnutrition is often poorly assessed. The World Health Organization recommends using weight for height, but this method is problematic and often not undertaken in...
Hlavní autoři: | Berkley, J, Mwangi, I, Griffiths, K, Ahmed, I, Mithwani, S, English, M, Newton, C, Maitland, K |
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Médium: | Journal article |
Jazyk: | English |
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2005
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