The optimal mid-upper-arm circumference cutoffs to screen severe acute malnutrition in Vietnamese children
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a main cause of mortality among children under five years old. Vietnam needs further study to establish the optimal mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) cutoff for improving the accuracy of the MUAC indicator in screening SAM children aged 6–59 months. A survey...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIMS Press
2020-03-01
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| Series: | AIMS Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/publichealth.2020016/fulltext.html |