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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1995 41(2):86-88; doi:10.1093/tropej/41.2.86
© 1995 by Oxford University Press
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Mid-thigh Circumference—Role in Assessing the Nutritional Status of Children Between 6 Years and 12 Years of Age

K. K. Diwakar

Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College Manipal Karnataka-576119, India

Children between 6 and 12 years form a group at risk for nutritional lag. It has been seen that their growth and nutritional status can be satisfactorily assessed by measuring the mid-thigh circumference, using a fibreglass measuring tape.


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