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Regional Differences in Height, Weight, and Body Composition may Result from Photoperiodic Responses: An Ecological Analysis of Japanese Children and Adolescents Cover

Regional Differences in Height, Weight, and Body Composition may Result from Photoperiodic Responses: An Ecological Analysis of Japanese Children and Adolescents

Journal of Circadian Rhythms
Volume 19 (2021): Issue 1
By: Masana Yokoya and  Aki Terada  
Open Access
|Feb 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jcr.198 | Journal eISSN: 1740-3391
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Language: English
Submitted on: May 29, 2020
Accepted on: Sep 8, 2020
Published on: Feb 22, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Obesity,
Day length,
Geographical difference,
Growth seasonality,
Epigenetics,
Photoperiodic history

© 2021 Masana Yokoya, Aki Terada, published by Ubiquity Press
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