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SynthesisNutrition and health2026

Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) measurement usage among children with disabilities: A systematic review.

Julia Hayes, Michael Quiring, Marko Kerac, Tracey Smythe, Cally J Tann, Nora Groce, Zerihun Gultie, Lydia Nyesigomwe, Emily DeLacey

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Nutrition and health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Julia HayesNutrition and Health Services, Holt International, Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Michael QuiringNutrition and Health Services, Holt International, Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Marko KeracDepartment of Population Health, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London, London, UK.
Tracey SmytheInternational Centre for Evidence in Disability, Department of Population Health, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London, London, UK.
Cally J TannCentre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive, & Child Health (MARCH), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London, London, UK.
Nora GroceUCL International Disability Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, London UK.
Zerihun GultieHolt International Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Lydia NyesigomweHolt International Uganda, Kampala, Uganda.
Emily DeLaceyNutrition and Health Services, Holt International, Eugene, Oregon, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2286-6430
University of London · GBInternational Trachoma Initiative · ETUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/V035274/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

AnthropometryArmChildren with DisabilitiesNutrition AssessmentAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleMalnutritionNutritional StatusAnthropometryAssessment of nutritional statusChild nutritionDisabilityMid-upper arm circumferenceNutritional statusUndernutrition

Identifiers

PMID37338528
PMCPMC12982574
OpenAlexW4381308765

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Registered trials

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