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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...
Autores principales: | Thorup, Lene, Hamann, Sophie Amalie, Kallestrup, Per, Hjortdal, Vibeke Elisabeth, Tripathee, Ashish, Neupane, Dinesh, Patsche, Cecilie Blenstrup |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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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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