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