Use of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) to Predict Malnutrition among Sri Lankan Schoolchildren

The double burden of malnutrition (under- and overnutrition) is a serious public health issue in childhood. The mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is a simple tool for screening nutritional status, but studies of the optimal cutoff to define malnutrition are limited. This study aimed to explore the...

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Autores principales: Shinsugi, Chisa, Gunasekara, Deepa, Takimoto, Hidemi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7020075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31936112
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12010168

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7020075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31936112
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12010168

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