Using mid-upper arm circumference to end treatment of severe acute malnutrition leads to higher weight gains in the most malnourished children.
OBJECTIVE: The World Health Organization recommends discharging children admitted to nutrition programs treating severe acute malnutrition, with a low mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC <115 mm) when weight gain is >15%. When this recommendation is followed, the most severely malnourished child...
Main Authors: | Nancy M Dale, Mark Myatt, Claudine Prudhon, André Briend |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3572091?pdf=render |
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