Mid-upper arm circumference at age of routine infant vaccination to identify infants at elevated risk of death: a retrospective cohort study in the Gambia

• Asıl Yazarlar: Martha K Mwangome (Yazar), Greg Fegan (Yazar), Tony Fulford (Yazar), Andrew M Prentice (Yazar), James A Berkley (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: The World Health Organization.
• Konular: article
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the predictive value for death before 12 months of age of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and weight-for-length Z score (WFLz). METHODS: A retrospective cohort analysis of infants living in Keneba, in rural Gambia, was conducted. Anthropometric measures were obtained from...