Assessing effectiveness of a novel mid-upper arm circumference Z-score tape in a community setting in Guatemala
Abstract Background Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) is an independent anthropometric measurement used to identify malnutrition in children. While much research has been dedicated to applying fixed estimates of MUAC to identify cases of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age, far less has b...
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Main Authors: | Mikaela A. Miller (Author), Kristen Mallory (Author), Manolo Escobedo (Author), Ana Cecilia Tarot (Author), Susan Abdel-Rahman (Author) |
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