A genetic instrumental variables analysis of the effects of prenatal smoking on birth weight: Evidence from two samples

Biodemography and Social Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-32

  Wehby, George L ^a   Fletcher, Jason M ^b   Lehrer, Steven F ^c   Moreno, Lina M ^d   Murray, Jeffrey C ^e   Wilcox, Allen ^f   Lie, Rolv T ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956218411     PISSN: 19485565     EISSN: 19485573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2011.564468     Document Type: Conference Paper

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