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Mid-upper arm circumference only protocol in Pakistan: missed opportunities for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition? A mixed-methods observational study

Abstract Objective: We investigated the missed treatment opportunities affecting programmes using mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as the sole anthropometric criterion for identification and monitoring of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Design: Alongside MUAC, we assessed...

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Main Authors:	Benjamin Guesdon (Author), Meena Iqbal Faruqi (Author), Muhammad Ilyas Siddiqui (Author), Gulzar Usman (Author), Kanwal Naz Ariser (Author), Rafaina Shah (Author), Fatima Amin (Author), Muntaha Masoud (Author), Qamar Din Tagar (Author), Brigitte Tonon (Author), Elise Lesieur (Author), Khalida Naz Memon (Author)
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Published:	Cambridge University Press, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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