Midupper Arm Circumference Outperforms Weight-Based Measures of Nutritional Status in Children with Diarrhea
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Midupper Arm Circumference Outperforms Weight-Based Measures of Nutritional Status in Children with Diarrhea.
BACKGROUND Undernutrition contributes to 45% of all deaths in children <5 y of age worldwide, with a large proportion of those deaths caused by diarrhea. However, no validated tools exist for assessing undernutrition in children with diarrhea and possible dehydration. OBJECTIVE This study assessed the validity of different measures of undernutrition in children with diarrhea. METHODS A pros...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-3166,1541-6100
DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.209718