Nutritional status among young adolescents attending primary school in Tanzania: contributions of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) for adolescent assessment
Abstract Background Adolescence is a critical time of development and nutritional status in adolescence influences both current and future adult health outcomes. However, data on adolescent nutritional status is limited in low-resource settings. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) has the potential t...
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Main Authors: | Margaret Lillie (Author), Isaac Lema (Author), Sylvia Kaaya (Author), Dori Steinberg (Author), Joy Noel Baumgartner (Author) |
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2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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