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Validation of mid-arm circumference for surveillance of obesity in African adolescent girls and adult women

This study aimed to assess the validity of mid-arm circumference (MAC), also known as mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), for classification of high body fatness in Namibian adolescent girls and women and to test whether classification accuracy of MUAC was higher than the traditional simple proxy fo...

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Autores principales: Nashandi, Hilde L., Monyeki, Makama A., Reilly, John J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10511682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36890660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114523000387