The development of MUAC-for-age reference data recommended by a WHO Expert Committee.

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Published in Bull World Health Organ on January 01, 1997

Authors

M de Onis1, R Yip, Z Mei

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1: Nutrition unit, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

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