Accuracy of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference for Detecting Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged 6–59 Months in an Urban Slum in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Background The weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) is considered the gold standard for detecting acute malnutrition in children. However, an accurate assessment of WHZ can often be challenging, especially in community settings. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is a simple and easy-to-perform method to...

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Autores principales: Khan, Ahad Mahmud, Sharmin, Robaiyat, Ahasan, Md. Faizul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9884738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36726922
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33137

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9884738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36726922
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33137

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