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Prevalence and trends of underweight and BMI distribution changes in Japanese teenagers based on the 2001 National Survey data

Mikako Inokuchi Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Nobutake Matsuo Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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John I. Takayama National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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Tomonobu Hasegawa Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 354-361 | Received 22 Jun 2006, Accepted 22 Feb 2007, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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