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Comparison of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Weight-for-Height to Diagnose Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Study in Southern Ethiopia

Weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) are two independent anthropometric indicators for diagnosing and admitting children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) for treatment. While severely wasted children are at high risk of mortality, MUAC and WHZ do not always iden...

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Pubblicato in:Nutrients
Autori principali: Tadesse, Amare Worku, Tadesse, Elazar, Berhane, Yemane, Ekström, Eva-Charlotte
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: MDPI 2017
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5372930/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28287482
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9030267
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