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Comparison between Weight-for-Height Z-Score and Mid Upper Arm Circumference to Diagnose Children with Acute Malnutrition in five Districts in India
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) or mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and bilateral pitting edema to diagnose acute malnutrition among children aged 6–59 months. WHZ and MUAC identify different sets of children with acute malnutrition, and overlap...
Autores principales: | Kumar, Praveen, Bijalwan, Vasundhara, Patil, Narendra, Daniel, Abner, Sinha, Rajesh, Dua, Richa, Seth, Anju |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6166519/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30294086 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_310_17 |
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