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Concordance between estimates of acute malnutrition measured by weight-for-height and by mid-upper arm circumference after age adjustment: population-representative surveys from humanitarian settings

BACKGROUND: Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and weight-for-height (WHZ) are commonly used indicators to identify acute malnutrition. However, MUAC and WHZ diagnose different children, and produce prevalence estimates that are meaningfully different. Previous research in Somalia has suggested impr...

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Autores principales: Leidman, Eva, Couture, Alexia, Hulland, Erin, Bilukha, Oleg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7050908/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32153952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40795-019-0301-z