Is biology destiny? Birth weight and life chances

American Sociological Review

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 458-467

  Conley, D ^a   Bennett, N G ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033772219     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657467     Document Type: Article

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