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What is the correct nutritional classification for a child with a weight-for-height z-score between -3 and -2, and a MUAC of 12.2 cm, without edema?

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1Severe Acute Malnutrition
2Moderate Acute Malnutrition✓
3At risk of acute malnutrition
4No acute malnutrition

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Moderate Acute Malnutrition

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