A child is considered underweight when ________.
A. stature-for-age drops below the 25th percentile and weight-for-age drops below the 10th percentile
B. weight-for-age drops below the 10th percentile
C. BMI-for-age drops below the 5th percentile
D. BMI-for-age drops below the 25th percentile
Answer: C
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