Using Mid-Upper Arm Circumference to End Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition Leads to Higher Weight Gains in the Most Malnourished Children

OBJECTIVE: The World Health Organization recommends discharging children admitted to nutrition programs treating severe acute malnutrition, with a low mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC <115 mm) when weight gain is >15%. When this recommendation is followed, the most severely malnourished child...

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Main Authors: Dale, Nancy M., Myatt, Mark, Prudhon, Claudine, Briend, André
Format: Artigo
Jezik:Inglês
Izdano: Public Library of Science 2013
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Online dostop:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3572091/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23418442
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055404
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