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...

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Main Authors: Berkley, J, Mwangi, I, Griffiths, K, Ahmed, I, Mithwani, S, English, M, Newton, C, Maitland, K
格式: Journal article
語言:English
出版: 2005

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