Safety and practicability of using mid-upper arm circumference as a discharge criterion in community based management of severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months programmes

Paul J. Binns; Nancy M. Dale; Theresa Banda; Chrissy Banda; Bina Shaba; Mark Myatt

doi:10.1186/s13690-016-0136-x

Safety and practicability of using mid-upper arm circumference as a discharge criterion in community based management of severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months programmes

Paul J. Binns
, Nancy M. Dale
, Theresa Banda
, Chrissy Banda
, Bina Shaba
, Mark Myatt

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Original language	English
Article number	24
Journal	Archives of Public Health
Volume	74
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-016-0136-x
Publication status	Published - 2016
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 2 Zero Hunger

Keywords

Discharge criteria
Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC)
Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)

Publication forum classification

Publication forum level 1

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10.1186/s13690-016-0136-x

http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:uta-201606201941

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Safety and practicability of using mid-upper arm circumference as a discharge criterion in community based management of severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months programmes. / Binns, Paul J.; Dale, Nancy M.; Banda, Theresa et al.
In: Archives of Public Health, Vol. 74, 24, 2016.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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