Diagnostic criteria for severe acute malnutrition among infants aged under 6 mo
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Diagnostic criteria for severe acute malnutrition among infants aged under 6 mo123
Background: There is an increasing recognition of malnutrition among infants under 6 mo of age (U6M). Current diagnosis criteria use weight-for-length z scores (WLZs), but the 2006 WHO standards exclude infants shorter than 45 cm. In older children, midupper arm circumference (MUAC) predicts mortality better than does WLZ. Outcomes may also be influenced by exposure to HIV and size or gestation...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.116.149815