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Improving screening for malnourished children at high risk of death: a study of children aged 6-59 months in rural Senegal.

Mark MyattTanya KharaCarmel DolanMichel GarenneAndré Briend
Published in: Public health nutrition (2018)
A combination of MUAC and WAZ detected all near-term deaths associated with severe anthropometric deficits including concurrent wasting and stunting. Therapeutic feeding programmes may achieve higher impact if WAZ and MUAC admission criteria are used.
Keyphrases
  • emergency department
  • traumatic brain injury
  • young adults
  • south africa
  • preterm infants
  • body composition
  • early onset
  • locally advanced
  • gestational age
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • radiation therapy