Performance of mid-upper arm circumference as a screening tool for identifying adolescents with overweight and obesity

BACKGROUND: Adolescent overweight and obesity is a global public health problem, associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome. Recently, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) has been suggested as a screening tool to identify overweight and obesity among school-age children and early adolesc...

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Autores principales: Sisay, Binyam Girma, Haile, Demewoz, Hassen, Hamid Yimam, Gebreyesus, Seifu Hagos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7310830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32574192
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235063

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7310830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32574192
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235063

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