Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on Body Mass Index, Weight, and Height of Infants and Toddlers: An Infant Survey

Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on Body Mass Index, Weight, and Height of Infants and Toddlers: An Infant Survey

Background: The body mass index (BMI) of preschool children from 4 years of age through primary school has increased since the Great East Japan Earthquake, but that of children aged under 3 years has not been studied. This study evaluated how the anthropometrics of younger children changed following...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Yokomichi, Hiroko Matsubara, Mami Ishikuro, Masahiro Kikuya, Tsuyoshi Isojima, Susumu Yokoya, Noriko Kato, Toshiaki Tanaka, Shoichi Chida, Atsushi Ono, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Soichiro Tanaka, Shinichi Kuriyama, Shigeo Kure, Zentaro Yamagata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
Subjects:
body mass index
infant
growth
earthquake
Fukushima nuclear accident
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/28/5/28_JE20170006/_pdf

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https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/28/5/28_JE20170006/_pdf

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