Geographical distribution of adolescent body height with respect to effective day length in Japan: an ecological analysis.

The height of Japanese youth raised in the northern region tends to be greater than that of youth raised in the southern region; therefore, a geographical gradient in youth body height exists. Although this gradient has existed for about 100 years, the reasons for it remain unclear. Consideration of...

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Main Authors: Masana Yokoya, Hideyasu Shimizu, Yukito Higuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3515496?pdf=render