Diagnostic criteria for severe acute malnutrition among infants aged under 6 mo(1)(2)(3)

Background: There is an increasing recognition of malnutrition among infants under 6 mo of age (U6M). Current diagnosis criteria use weight-for-length z scores (WLZs), but the 2006 WHO standards exclude infants shorter than 45 cm. In older children, midupper arm circumference (MUAC) predicts mortali...

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Autores principales: Mwangome, Martha, Ngari, Moses, Fegan, Greg, Mturi, Neema, Shebe, Mohammed, Bauni, Evasius, Berkley, James A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Nutrition 2017
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Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5445677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28424189
http://dx.doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.116.149815

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5445677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28424189
http://dx.doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.116.149815

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