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Can Increasing the Daily Duration of Head Start Reduce Childhood Obesity?

David E. Frisvold and Julie C. Lumeng
Journal of Human Resources, March 2011, 46 (2) 373-402; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.46.2.373
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