Mid-upper arm circumference based nutrition programming: evidence for a new approach in regions with high burden of acute malnutrition.
BACKGROUND: In therapeutic feeding programs (TFP), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) shows advantages over weight-for-height Z score (WHZ) and is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an independent criterion for screening children 6-59 months old. Here we report outcomes and treatm...
Main Authors: | Sylvie Goossens, Yodit Bekele, Oliver Yun, Géza Harczi, Marie Ouannes, Susan Shepherd |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3506602?pdf=render |
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