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On the Importance—And the Unimportance—of Birthweight

Wilcox, Allen J·2001·International Journal of Epidemiology
DOI 10.1093/ije/30.6.1233
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Authors
Wilcox, A. J.
Venue
International Journal of Epidemiology
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2001-12
Volume
30
Issue
6
Pages
1233-1241
ISSN
  • 1464-3685
  • 0300-5771
DOI
10.1093/ije/30.6.1233
Cited by
667
References
3
Language
en

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