Incidence of malnutrition in children aged 0-6 years in Sivas, an eastern province of Turkey.
Indian Pediatr
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1990 Mar; 27(3): 257-62
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-12302
ABSTRACT
Malnutrition grades of 1000 children were established by various anthropometric measures in Sivas area. The general malnutrition rate was 30.5% according to weight for age, 27.7% for weight for height and 33.7% for mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) to head circumference (HC) ratio. The rates of severe malnutrition were noted to be low (1.8-2.2%) when using these criteria. Malnutrition in the 0-3 month babies was misleading, when measurement were solely based on the MUAC/HC ratio.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Arm
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Turkey
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Body Height
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Body Weight
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Protein-Energy Malnutrition
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Infant
Type of study:
Incidence study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
1990
Type:
Article
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