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National anthropometric reference values and growth curves for Japanese children: history and critical review.
Trends in thin body stature among Japanese female adolescents, 2003-2012.
Waist circumference centiles by age and sex for Japanese children based on the 1978-1981 cross-sectional national survey data.
Trends in thin body stature among Japanese male adolescents, 2003-2012.
BMI z-score is the optimal measure of annual adiposity change in elementary school children.
Tracking of BMI in Japanese children from 6 to 18 years of age: Reference values for annual BMI incremental change and proposal for size of increment indicative of risk for obesity.
Official Japanese reports significantly underestimate prevalence of overweight in school children: Inappropriate definition of standard weight and calculation of excess weight.
Prevalence and trends of underweight and BMI distribution changes in Japanese teenagers based on the 2001 National Survey data.