Midupper Arm Circumference Outperforms Weight-Based Measures of Nutritional Status in Children with Diarrhea(1)(2)

Background: Undernutrition contributes to 45% of all deaths in children <5 y of age worldwide, with a large proportion of those deaths caused by diarrhea. However, no validated tools exist for assessing undernutrition in children with diarrhea and possible dehydration. Objective: This study asses...

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Published in:J Nutr
Main Authors: Modi, Payal, Nasrin, Sabiha, Hawes, Meagan, Glavis-Bloom, Justin, Alam, Nur H, Hossain, M Iqbal, Levine, Adam C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Nutrition 2015
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Community and International Nutrition
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4478950/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25972523
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3945/jn.114.209718
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