Weight and height growth velocities of Japanese boys and girls between age 7 and 14 years: A critical window for early adolescent overweight risk

Journal of Medical Investigation

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 124-132

  Nakano, Takuro ^a   Sei, Masako ^a   Ewis, Ashraf A ^a   Munakata, Hokuma ^a   Onishi, Chiemi ^a   Nakahori, Yutaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growth velocity; Japanese; Longitudinal study; Overweight; School children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77749252340     PISSN: 13431420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2152/jmi.57.124     Document Type: Article

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