Mid-Upper-Arm-Circumference as a Growth Parameter and its Correlation with Body Mass Index and Heights in Ashram School Students in Nashik District in Maharashtra, India

BACKGROUND: Under nutrition is a major problem among Indian schoolchildren. Yet, routine height and weight measurements in schools are nor used for growth monitoring. This study attempts to evaluate mid-upper-arm-circumference (MUAC) as a quick assessment tool against body mass index (BMI) in school...

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Autores principales: Ashtekar, Shyam V., Padhyegurjar, Manasi Shekhar, Powar, Jagdish D., Padhyegurjar, Shekhar Bhikaji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7877414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33623193
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_446_19

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7877414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33623193
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_446_19

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