Standardized centile curves of body mass index for Japanese children and adolescents based on the 1978-1981 national survey data

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 444-453

  Inokuchi, Mikako ^a   Hasegawa, Tomonobu ^a   Anzo, Makoto ^a   Matsuo, Nobutake ^a,b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cross sectional study; Ethnic difference; LMS method

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; DATA SET; HOSPITAL SECTOR; SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; UNITED STATES;

ASIA; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; JAPAN; NETHERLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750359112     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460600802353     Document Type: Review

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