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a classification of child undernutrition that separates current deficit (low weight for height, wasting) from chronic deficit (low height for age, stunting).

In pediatrics, Waterlow classification of malnutrition refers to a classification of child undernutrition that separates current deficit (low weight for height, wasting) from chronic deficit (low height for age, stunting). This meaning comes from Waterlow (1972) in BMJ.[1]

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  1. Waterlow, J. C. (1972). Classification and definition of protein-calorie malnutrition. BMJ, 3(5826), 566-569. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.3.5826.566

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