Optimal Screening of Children with Acute Malnutrition Requires a Change in Current WHO Guidelines as MUAC and WHZ Identify Different Patient Groups

BACKGROUND: Timely treatment of acute malnutrition in children <5 years of age could prevent >500,000 deaths annually. Screening at community level is essential to identify children with malnutrition. Current WHO guidelines for community screening for malnutrition recommend a Mid Upper Arm Cir...

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Hauptverfasser: Laillou, Arnaud, Prak, Sophonneary, de Groot, Richard, Whitney, Sophie, Conkle, Joel, Horton, Lindsey, Un, Sam Oeurn, Dijkhuizen, Marjoleine A., Wieringa, Frank T.
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science 2014
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4077752/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24983995
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101159
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