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Does mid upper arm circumference identify all acute malnourished 6–59 month old children, in field and clinical settings in Nigeria?

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 30 , issue 3 , 2017 , pages: 55–59

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2016.1255486

Author(s): C John Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria , IE Ocheke Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria , U Diala Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria , RO Adah Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria , EA Envuladu Department of Community Health, Nigeria

Keywords: acute malnutrition , BAZ , field and clinical setting , MUAC , MUACZ , WHZ

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Abstract

Objectives: To determine the utility of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) in identifying acutely malnourished children compared with weight-for-height (WHZ), body mass index (BMI) for age (BAZ) and MUAC z-score (MUACZ) in clinical and field practice.

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