The effect of fat mass on educational attainment: Examining the sensitivity to different identification strategies

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 405-418

  Von Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie ^a,b   Davey Smith, George ^b   Lawlor, Debbie A ^b   Propper, Carol ^b,c   Windmeijer, Frank ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; Fixed effects; Instrumental variables

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; PREGNANCY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84864812123     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2012.04.015     Document Type: Article

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