Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Based Nutrition Programming: Evidence for a New Approach in Regions with High Burden of Acute Malnutrition

BACKGROUND: In therapeutic feeding programs (TFP), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) shows advantages over weight-for-height Z score (WHZ) and is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an independent criterion for screening children 6–59 months old. Here we report outcomes and treatm...

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Autores principales: Goossens, Sylvie, Bekele, Yodit, Yun, Oliver, Harczi, Géza, Ouannes, Marie, Shepherd, Susan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3506602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23189140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049320

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3506602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23189140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049320

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