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Using weight-for-age for predicting wasted children in Cameroon

INTRODUCTION: The equipment for taking body weights (scales) are more frequently used in Cameroon health centres than measuring boards for heights. Even when the later exist there are some difficulties inherent in their qualities; thus the height measurement is not always available or accurate. Our...

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Autores principales:	Nguefack-Tsague, Georges, Kien, Agatha Tanya Nguti, Fokunang, Charles Ntungwen
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2013
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3664868/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23717712 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2013.14.96.1914

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