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Trends in the prevalence of underweight in women across generations in Japan

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  1. Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan

    Hikaru Otsuka, Yuki Someya & Yoshifumi Tamura

  2. Sportology Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan

    Hiroki Tabata, Yuki Someya & Yoshifumi Tamura

  3. Metabolism & Endocrinology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan

    Yoshifumi Tamura

  4. Faculty of International Liberal Arts, Juntendo University, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan

    Yoshifumi Tamura

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Otsuka, H., Tabata, H., Someya, Y. et al. Trends in the prevalence of underweight in women across generations in Japan. J Bone Miner Metab 39, 719–720 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00774-020-01177-z

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