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Concordance Between Indices of Malnutrition: Mid-Upper Arm Circumference V/S Weight for the Height Z Score in Different Age Groups in Karachi, Pakistan
Objective To compare the WHO cut-off of the mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) with the weight for height z-score (WHZ) in different age groups of children (6 months to 59 months of age) with acute malnutrition in Pakistan. Methodology A cross-sectional study was carried out in the pediatric unit of...
Autores principales: | Bai, Prinka, Rais, Heena, Fawad, Bina, Kumari, Sandhya |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9419114/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36046331 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27387 |
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