Assessing effectiveness of a novel mid-upper arm circumference Z-score tape in a community setting in Guatemala

Assessing effectiveness of a novel mid-upper arm circumference Z-score tape in a community setting in Guatemala

Abstract Background Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) is an independent anthropometric measurement used to identify malnutrition in children. While much research has been dedicated to applying fixed estimates of MUAC to identify cases of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age, far less has b...

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Main Authors: Mikaela A. Miller, Kristen Mallory, Manolo Escobedo, Ana Cecilia Tarot, Susan Abdel-Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
Subjects:
Acute malnutrition
Mid-upper arm circumference
Community screening of malnutrition
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13690-019-0370-0

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