Mid-Upper Arm Circumference based Nutrition Programming: evidence for a new approach in regions with high burden of Acute Malnutrition
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Médecins Sans Frontières, Paris, France.Issue Date
2012-11-26
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In therapeutic feeding programs (TFP), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) shows advantages over weight-for-height Z score (WHZ) and is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an independent criterion for screening children 6-59 months old. Here we report outcomes and treatment response from a TFP using MUAC ≤118 mm or oedema as sole admission criteria for severe acute malnutrition (SAM).PubMed ID
23189140Language
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1932-6203ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pone.0049320
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