Body mass index variations by age and sex, and prevalence of overweight in Japanese adults

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 484-488

  Yanai, M ^a   Kon, A ^b   Kumasaka, K ^a   Kawano, K ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sekishindo Health Care Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Japanese adults; Obesity; Reference value

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030949213     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800434     Document Type: Article

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