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Mid-upper-arm circumference as a screening measure for identifying children with elevated body mass index: a study for Pakistan
PURPOSE: Mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) is considered an alternative screening method for obesity. The aims of this investigation were to examine the ability of MUAC to correctly identify children with elevated body mass index (BMI) and to determine the best MUAC cutoff point for identification...
Autores principales: | Asif, Muhammad, Aslam, Muhammad, Altaf, Saima |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Pediatric Society
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5807990/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29441106 http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2018.61.1.6 |
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