Is Biology Destiny? Birth Weight and Differential Parental Treatment

Demography

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1385-1405

  Hsin, Amy ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Child health; Differential treatment; Parental investments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869113627     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-012-0123-y     Document Type: Article

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