Severely malnourished children with a low weight-for-height have a higher mortality than those with a low mid-upper-arm-circumference: III. Effect of case-load on malnutrition related mortality– policy implications

Severely malnourished children with a low weight-for-height have a higher mortality than those with a low mid-upper-arm-circumference: III. Effect of case-load on malnutrition related mortality– policy implications

Abstract Background Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is diagnosed when the weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) is <−3Z of the WHO2006 standards, or a mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) of < 115 mm or there is nutritional oedema. Although there has been a move to eliminate WHZ as a diagnostic criter...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Emmanuel Grellety, Michael H. Golden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
Subjects:
Nutrition
Acute malnutrition
Severe acute malnutrition
SAM
Mid-upper-arm circumference
MUAC
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-018-0382-6

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-018-0382-6

Similar Items