Arm circumference for age, arm circumference and weight-for-height z-score for the evaluation of severe acute malnutrition: a retrospective cohort study in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

• Principais autores: Gaylord Ngaboyeka (Autor), Ghislain Bisimwa (Autor), Anouk Neven (Autor), Pacifique Mwene-Batu (Autor), Richard Kambale (Autor), Emmanuel Ongezi (Autor), Christine Chimanuka (Autor), Joseph Ntagerwa (Autor), Serge Balolebwami (Autor), Francis Mulume (Autor), Oreste Battisti (Autor), Michèle Dramaix (Autor), Philippe Donnen (Autor)
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• Publicado em: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Little is known about the use of mid-upper arm circumference for age (MUACZ) for diagnosing of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and its correlation with WHZ (weight-for-height Z-score) in an area endemic for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and with a high prevalence of kwashiorkor...