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Assessing the prevalence of malnutrition in tribal children using MUAC as a screening tool

2014-10-24

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Children malnutrition is a major public health problem in India. Malnutrition has the maximum impact on children living in rural and tribal areas. Various anthropometric indices such as weight–for-age, height-for-age, weight-for- height and Body Mass Index (BMI) are used to assess the nutritional status of the children. Mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) is being used as an alternative to traditional measurements...

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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.5495.1

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