Does treatment of short or stunted children aged 6–59 months for severe acute malnutrition using ready to use therapeutic food make them overweight? Data from Malawi

Does treatment of short or stunted children aged 6–59 months for severe acute malnutrition using ready to use therapeutic food make them overweight? Data from Malawi

Abstract Background Using mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) to identify severe acute malnutrition (SAM) tends to identify younger and stunted children compared to alternative anthropometric case-definitions. It has been asserted by some experts, without supporting evidence, that stunted children wi...

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Main Authors: Paul Binns, Mark Myatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
Subjects:
SAM
CMAM
MUAC
Triceps skinfold thickness
RUTF
Stunting
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13690-018-0321-1

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