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Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Children Selected for Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition Using Mid Upper Arm Circumference and/or Weight-for-Height Z-Score

OBJECTIVES: Debate for a greater role of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) measures in nutritional programming continues, but a shift from therapeutic feeding programs admitting children using MUAC and/or weight-for-height Z (WHZ) to a new model admitting children using MUAC only remains complicate...

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Autores principales: Isanaka, Sheila, Guesdon, Benjamin, Labar, Amy S., Hanson, Kerstin, Langendorf, Celine, Grais, Rebecca F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4574398/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26376281
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137606