Identification of Acute Malnutrition in Children in Cambodia Requires Both Mid Upper Arm Circumference and Weight-For-Height to Offset Gender Bias of Each Indicator

Malnutrition remains a serious health problem in Cambodia with over 10% of children less than five years of age suffering from acute malnutrition. In addition to the presence of nutritional edema, two indicators are recommended by the World Health Organization for the diagnosis of acute malnutrition...

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Autores principales: Wieringa, Frank Tammo, Gauthier, Ludovic, Greffeuille, Valérie, Som, Somphos Vicheth, Dijkhuizen, Marjoleine Amma, Laillou, Arnaud, Chamnan, Chhoun, Berger, Jacques, Poirot, Etienne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6024773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29921769
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10060786

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6024773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29921769
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10060786

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