Mid-arm circumference as simple means of identifying malnutrition in Crohn's disease.
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Mid-arm circumference and mid-arm/head circumference ratio in term newborns.
CONTEXT Mid-arm circumference of the newborn is strongly associated with birth weight and is a very good indicator of low and insufficient birth weight. However, there are few Brazilian studies on the relationship between mid-arm and head circumferences and, thus, this does not form part of the routine evaluation for newborns. OBJECTIVES To establish the mid-arm circumference and mid-arm/head...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.285.6351.1317