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Upper arm length along with mid-upper arm circumference to enhance wasting prevalence estimation and diagnosis: sensitivity and specificity in 6–59-months-old children

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the added value of the use of upper arm length (UAL) along with mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) to diagnose and estimate the prevalence of wasting in comparison to current WHO standard and other MUAC-based methods. DESIGN: UAL and usual anthropometric measurements were coll...

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Autores principales: Barro, Mouhamed, Baro, Mohamed Daouda, Cisse, Djibril, Zagre, Noel, Ba, Thierno, Neff Baro, Shanti, Diagana, Yacouba
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8183198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34088729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2020-000748

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