Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Assessment and Comparison With Weight for Length Z-Score in Infants ≤6 Months as an Indicator of Severe Acute Malnutrition

Objective To assess the frequency of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and to determine the validity of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as compared to weight for length z-score (WLZ-score) as an indicator of the nutritional status in this age group. Methods A cross-sectional study, with a purposive...

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Autores principales: Zehra, Mahjabeen, Saleem, Ali, Kazi, Zaubina, Parkar, Sadia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8530741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34707950
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18167

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8530741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34707950
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18167

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