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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...
Autores principales: | Lambebo, Abera, Mezemir, Yordanos, Tamiru, Dessalegn, Belachew, Tefera |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2022
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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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