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Assessment of Nutritional Status in Emergency-Affected Populations - Adults (UNSSCN, 2000, 24 p.)
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Summary
Introduction
Measuring nutritional status in adults
Weight
Body Mass Index
Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC)
Combination measures
Clinical signs for screening acute undernutrition
Primary and secondary undernutrition
General summary - suggested indicators for assessing adult undernutrition in the field
Where do we go from here? Future research needs:
References
Appendix 1: Basic definitions