Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) shows strong geographical variations in children with edema: results from 2277 surveys in 55 countries

BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is defined by a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) less than 115 mm or a weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) less than − 3 but also by the presence of bilateral pitting edema, also known as kwashiorkor or edematous malnutrition. Although edematous malnutrition...

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Autores principales: Alvarez, Jose Luis, Dent, Nicky, Browne, L., Myatt, Mark, Briend, André
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6114774/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-018-0290-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6114774/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-018-0290-4

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