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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...
Autores principales: | Ashtekar, Shyam V., Padhyegurjar, Manasi Shekhar, Powar, Jagdish D., Padhyegurjar, Shekhar Bhikaji |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
2020
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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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