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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...
Autores principales: | Isanaka, Sheila, Guesdon, Benjamin, Labar, Amy S., Hanson, Kerstin, Langendorf, Celine, Grais, Rebecca F. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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