Concordance between the estimates of wasting measured by weight-for-height and by mid-upper arm circumference for classification of severity of nutrition crisis: analysis of population-representative surveys from humanitarian settings
Abstract Background Despite frequent use of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) to assess populations at risk of nutrition emergencies, as well as evidence that measurement of children based on MUAC identifies different children than weight-for-height (WHZ) as wasted, no crisis classification thresho...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Nutrition |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40795-018-0232-0 |