Comparison of weight- and height-based indices for assessing the risk of death in severely malnourished children

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 116-123

  Prudhon, C ^a,b,e   Briend, A ^b,c   Laurier, D ^b   Golden, M H N ^d   Mary, J Y ^b  

^a Action Internationale Contre Faim   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e AICF   (France)

Author keywords

anthropometry; child nutrition disorders; mortality; risk; statistics

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEATH; CHILD NUTRITION; HEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY RATE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 0029662981     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008898     Document Type: Article

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