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Research Paper

Waist circumference centiles by age and sex for Japanese children based on the 1978–1981 cross-sectional national survey data

Makoto AnzoDepartment of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan,
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Mikako InokuchiDepartment of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ;Health Center, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan,
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Nobutake MatsuoDepartment of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ;National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan, and
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John I. TakayamaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Tomonobu HasegawaDepartment of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 56-61 | Received 01 Mar 2014, Accepted 22 May 2014, Published online: 01 Jul 2014

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