The effects of demographics and maternal behavior on the distribution of birth outcomes

Empirical Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 247-257

  Abrevaya, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Natality; Quantile regression

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EDUCATION; MATERNAL CARE; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0040165567     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001810000052     Document Type: Article

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