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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...
Autores principales: | Tadesse, Amare Worku, Tadesse, Elazar, Berhane, Yemane, Ekström, Eva-Charlotte |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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