Diagnostic criteria for severe acute malnutrition among infants aged under 6 mo

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1415-1423

  Mwangome, Martha ^a,b   Ngari, Moses ^a,b   Fegan, Greg ^a,c   Mturi, Neema ^a   Shebe, Mohammed ^a   Bauni, Evasius ^a   Berkley, James A ^a,b,d  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b The Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition Network (CHAIN)   (Kenya)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; Infants under 6 months; MUAC; SAM; Weight for length

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MID UPPER ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; MORTALITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT FOR LENGTH Z SCORE; ACUTE DISEASE; ARM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GROWTH DISORDERS; KENYA; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 85020505493     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.116.149815     Document Type: Article

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