Mid-upper arm circumference as an indicator of underweight in adults: a cross-sectional study from Nepal

BACKGROUND: Undernourished people have an increased risk of premature mortality from both infectious and non-communicable diseases. Aside from screening purposes, assessment of nutritional status is a useful tool in management and evaluation of various chronic diseases. Body-Mass-Index (BMI) is toda...

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Autores principales: Thorup, Lene, Hamann, Sophie Amalie, Kallestrup, Per, Hjortdal, Vibeke Elisabeth, Tripathee, Ashish, Neupane, Dinesh, Patsche, Cecilie Blenstrup
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7391598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32727437
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09294-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7391598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32727437
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09294-0

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