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MUAC as the sole discharge criterion from community‐based management of severe acute malnutrition in Burkina Faso

The use of mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) measurement to screen and determine eligibility for admission to therapeutic feeding programs has been established, but evidence and programmatic experience to inform guidance on the use of MUAC as a discharge criterion is limited. We present results fro...

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Autores principales: Isanaka, Sheila, Hanson, Kerstin E., Frison, Severine, Andersen, Christopher T., Cohuet, Sandra, Grais, Rebecca F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6585742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30194814
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12688