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The Interplay between Maternal Smoking and Genes in Offspring Birth Weight

Rita Dias Pereira, Cornelius A. Rietveld and Hans van Kippersluis
Journal of Human Resources, March 2025, 60 (2) 400-433; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1020-11266R2

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The Interplay between Maternal Smoking and Genes in Offspring Birth Weight
Rita Dias Pereira, Cornelius A. Rietveld, Hans van Kippersluis
Journal of Human Resources Mar 2025, 60 (2) 400-433; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.1020-11266R2
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