Correctly identifying malnourished or at-risk children is the critical first step towards appropriate nutritional interventions. To improve weight-for-height assessment and classification of nutritional status, we present a novel, low-cost, weight-for-height slide chart. We also describe a target weight system for monitoring children's progress towards nutritional recovery.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/improved-assessment-child-nutritional-status-using-target-weights-and-novel-low-cost
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/andrew-seal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/marko-kerac
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/hannah-blencowe-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/tropical-doctor
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutrition
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diagnostic-methods
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malawi