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The optimal mid-upper-arm circumference cutoffs to screen severe acute malnutrition in Vietnamese children

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a main cause of mortality among children under five years old. Vietnam needs further study to establish the optimal mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) cutoff for improving the accuracy of the MUAC indicator in screening SAM children aged 6–59 months. A survey...

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Autores principales: Hai, Tran Thi, Bardosono, Saptawati, Wiradnyani, Luh Ade Ari, Hop, Le Thi, Ngan, Hoang T. Duc, Phuong, Huynh Nam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AIMS Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7109525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32258199
http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2020016