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Performance of mid-upper arm circumference to diagnose acute malnutrition in a cross-sectional community-based sample of children aged 6–24 months in Niger

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Accurate, early identification of acutely malnourished children has the potential to reduce related child morbidity and mortality. The current World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines classify non-oedematous acute malnutrition among children under five using Mid-Upper Arm Ci...

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Autores principales: Marshall, Sarah K, Monárrez-Espino, Joel, Eriksson, Anneli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Nutrition Society and the Korean Society of Community Nutrition 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6548705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31214293
http://dx.doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2019.13.3.247