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Nutritional status among young adolescents attending primary school in Tanzania: contributions of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) for adolescent assessment
BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a critical time of development and nutritional status in adolescence influences both current and future adult health outcomes. However, data on adolescent nutritional status is limited in low-resource settings. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) has the potential to offer...
Autores principales: | Lillie, Margaret, Lema, Isaac, Kaaya, Sylvia, Steinberg, Dori, Baumgartner, Joy Noel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6882207/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31775700 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7897-4 |
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