Change in quality of malnutrition surveys between 1986 and 2015
Abstract Background Representative surveys collecting weight, height and MUAC are used to estimate the prevalence of acute malnutrition. The results are then used to assess the scale of malnutrition in a population and type of nutritional intervention required. There have been changes in methodology...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Emerging Themes in Epidemiology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12982-018-0075-9 |