Mid-upper-arm-circumference and mid-upper-arm circumference z-score: the best predictor of mortality?

J Rasmussen, A Andersen, A B Fisker, H Ravn, Morten Sodemann, A Rodrigues, Christine Stabell Benn, Peter Aaby

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Abstract

Mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) is a simple method of assessing nutritional status in children above 6 months of age. In 2007 World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a MUAC z-score for children above 3 months of age. We evaluated whether MUAC or MUAC z-score had the best ability to identify children with high short-term mortality risk in Guinea-Bissau.
Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume66
Issue number9
Pages (from-to)998-1003
Number of pages6
ISSN0954-3007
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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