The best indicator of acute malnutrition is
Severe acute malnutrition is defined by a very low weight for height (below-3z scores of the median WHO growth standards), by visible severe wasting, or by the presence of nutritional edema.(Refer: Nelson's Textbook of Pediatrics, SAE, 1st edition, pg no. 301)
Weight for height
Weight for age
Height for age
BMI <2SD
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