Reliability of the mid upper arm circumference for the assessment of wasting among children aged 12-59 months in urban Ibadan, Nigeria

International Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-143

  Dairo, M D ^a   Fatokun, Modupeoluwa E ^a   Kuti, Modupeoluwa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Malnutrition; Mid upper arm circumference; Reliability; Sensitivity; Specificity; Wasting

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MID UPPER ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 84865352151     PISSN: 15509702     EISSN: 15552810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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