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moderate acute malnutrition [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
  • Hygiene and Health
DEF

In children, ... a weight-for-height [index] between -3 and -2 z-scores of the median of the WHO [World Health Organization] child growth standards without oedema.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
  • Hygiène et santé
DEF

Chez l'enfant, indice poids/taille entre 3 et 2 écarts types au-dessous de la médiane indiquée par les normes OMS [Organisation mondiale de la Santé] de croissance de l’enfant, avec absence d'œdème.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dietética
  • Higiene y Salud
DEF

En los niños, [...] peso para la estatura comprendido entre 2 y 3 puntuaciones zeta por debajo de la mediana de los patrones de crecimiento infantil de la OMS [Organización Mundial de la Salud] sin edema.

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