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. 2011 Mar 17;7(Suppl 1):6–34. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00306.x

Figure 7.

Figure 7

Decision tree for assessing, referring and/or treating severe acute malnutrition in the community when resources are not sufficient to also allow treatment of moderate malnutrition, based on recommendations from references 128, 130. *Resources include ready‐to‐use foods (RUTF). Figure based on recommendations from: WHO child growth standards and the identification of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children, 2009 and Community‐based management of severe acute malnutrition, May 2007; recommendations for children 6–60 months. MAM, moderate acute malnutrition; MUAC, mid‐upper arm circumference; WHO, World Health Organization.