Validating the diagnostic performance of MUAC in screening moderate acute malnutrition and developing an optimal cut-off for under five children of different regions in Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Valid and reliable anthropometric indicator is useful for early detection and treatment for under nutrition. Although, mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) is used for screening of children with moderate acute malnutrition in Ethiopia, its performance for the different ethnic groups has no...

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Autores principales: Lambebo, Abera, Mezemir, Yordanos, Tamiru, Dessalegn, Belachew, Tefera
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9521901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36173965
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273634

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9521901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36173965
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273634

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