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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...
Autores principales: | Alvarez, Jose Luis, Dent, Nicky, Browne, L., Myatt, Mark, Briend, André |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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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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