Severely malnourished children with a low weight-for-height have similar mortality to those with a low mid-upper-arm-circumference: II. Systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Severely malnourished children with a low weight-for-height have similar mortality to those with a low mid-upper-arm-circumference: II. Systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background The WHO recommended criteria for diagnosis of sever acute malnutrition (SAM) are weight-for-height/length Z-score (WHZ) of <− 3Z of the WHO2006 standards, a mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) of < 115 mm, nutritional oedema or any combination of these parameters. A move to...

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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/s12937-018-0383-5

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