Comparison of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Weight-for-Height to Diagnose Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Study in Southern Ethiopia

Weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) are two independent anthropometric indicators for diagnosing and admitting children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) for treatment. While severely wasted children are at high risk of mortality, MUAC and WHZ do not always iden...

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Autores principales: Tadesse, Amare Worku, Tadesse, Elazar, Berhane, Yemane, Ekström, Eva-Charlotte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5372930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28287482
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9030267

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5372930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28287482
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9030267

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