Validity of "Mid-Upper Arm Circumference" as a Parameter to Identify Undernourished Children in Rural Gujarat

• Asıl Yazarlar: Bansari L. Chawada (Yazar), Jaydeep J. Devaliya (Yazar), Sneha Kurian (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) measures the arm muscle and fat area. The use of MUAC as a screening measure for assessing undernutrition has the following advantages; it makes use of a simple equipment, is easy to carry at the field sites, and requires minimal training. In India, &...