Anthropometric predictors of mortality in undernourished adults in the Ajiep Feeding Programme in Southern Sudan.

@article{Irena2013AnthropometricPO,
  title={Anthropometric predictors of mortality in undernourished adults in the Ajiep Feeding Programme in Southern Sudan.},
  author={Abel Hailu Irena and David A. Ross and Peter Salama and Steve Collins},
  journal={The American journal of clinical nutrition},
  year={2013},
  volume={98 2},
  pages={
          335-9
        }
}
BACKGROUND Various nutritional assessment tools are available to assess adult undernutrition, but few are practical in poorly served areas of low-income countries. OBJECTIVE The objective was to assess the relation between midupper arm circumference (MUAC), weight, body mass index (BMI), and clinical assessment for edema in predicting mortality in adults with severe acute undernutrition. DESIGN Demographic and anthropometric data that were collected in an observational study of 197 adults… 
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