Use of mid-upper arm circumference by novel community platforms to detect, diagnose, and treat severe acute malnutrition in children: A systematic review

Global Health Science and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 552-564

  Bliss, Jessica ^a   Lelijveld, Natasha ^b   Briend, André ^c,d   Kerac, Marko ^e   Manary, Mark ^f   McGrath, Marie ^g   Prinzo, Zita Weise ^h   Shepherd, Susan ⁱ   Zagre, Noël Marie ^j   Woodhead, Sophie ^k   Guerrero, Saul ^l   Mayberry, Amy ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Action Against Hunger   (United Kingdom)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Emergency Nutrition Network   (United Kingdom)

^h WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

ⁱ Alliance for International Medical Action   (Senegal)

^j United Nations Children s Fund   (Senegal)

^k Action Against Hunger   (Senegal)

^l Action Against Hunger USA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ARM; CHILD; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ARM; CHILD; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION;

EID: 85054455820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2169575X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00105     Document Type: Review

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