Commentary: Resolutions of the birthweight paradox: Competing explanations and analytical insights

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1368-1373

  VanderWeele, Tyler J ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIRTH DEFECT; BIRTH WEIGHT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL SMOKING; NOTE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84913595842     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu162     Document Type: Note

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