Fig. 3From: Severely malnourished children with a low weight-for-height have similar mortality to those with a low mid-upper-arm-circumference: II. Systematic literature review and meta-analysisThe cut-off weights for heights that define SAM by the different references in use in the studies reviewed. Legend: WHO World Health Organisation, 2006 standards; NCHS National Center for Health Statistics (USA) 1977; CDC2000 Center for Disease control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA, 2000 referenceBack to article page