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Performance of alternative measures to body mass index in the assessment of moderate and severe under-nutrition among acutely unwell patients hospitalized in a TB ward in the Philippines: A cross-sectional study

Body mass index (BMI) kg/m(2) is a key screening tool for under-nutrition in adults, but difficult to obtain in immobile or unwell patients, particuarly in low resource settings, due to inability to accurately measure both weight and height. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is used to assess under...

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Publicat a:PLoS One
Autors principals: White, Laura V., Lee, Nathaniel, Marin, Flora P., Saludar, Naomi R., Edwards, Tansy, Cox, Sharon E.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: Public Library of Science 2019
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6522031/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31095582
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215968
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