Arm circumference-for-age - World Health Organization (WHO)
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Using MUAC: WHO standards for mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC)-for-age show that in a well nourished population there are very few children aged 6–60 months with a MUAC less …
WHO child growth standards and the identification of severe acute ...
Jan 1, 2009 · The statement presents the recommended cut-offs, summarizes the rationale for their adoption and advocates for their harmonized application in the identification of 6 to 60 …
WHO Child Growth Standards and the Identification of Severe …
Using MUAC: WHO standards for mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC)-for-age show that in a well nourished population there are very few children aged 6–60 months with a MUAC less …
The development of MUAC-for-age reference data recommended …
In this article, we explain the methodology for the development of these data, present age- and sex-specific growth curves and tables and discuss the applications and limitations of MUAC as …
MUAC tapes are predominately used to measure the upper arm circumference of children but also that of pregnant women, helping identify malnutrition. There are different types of MUAC tape …
A low mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) <115 mm is increasingly used as a stand-alone anthropometric admission criterion for nutritional rehabilitation of severely acute malnourished …
Current MUAC Cut-Offs to Screen for Acute Malnutrition Need to …
Acute malnutrition is defined by the World Health Organization as a mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) <12.5 cm or a weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) <-2. MUAC is a simple and low-cost …
World Health Organization (WHO)
Using MUAC: WHO standards for mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC)-for-age show that in a well nourished population there are very few children aged 6–60 months with a MUAC less …
A simple tool to detect severe malnutrition: the mid-upper arm ...
Find out how mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) tapes are used to screen for malnutrition in community and hospital settings. UNICEF uses a simple yet innovative band, also known as …