The effect of birth weight on behavioral problems in early adolescence: New evidence from monozygotic twins

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The effect of birth weight on behavioral problems in early adolescence : New evidence from monozygotic twins. / Møllegaard, Stine.

In: Economics and Human Biology, Vol. 36, 100828, 2020.

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Møllegaard, S 2020, 'The effect of birth weight on behavioral problems in early adolescence: New evidence from monozygotic twins', Economics and Human Biology, vol. 36, 100828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2019.100828

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Møllegaard, S. (2020). The effect of birth weight on behavioral problems in early adolescence: New evidence from monozygotic twins. Economics and Human Biology, 36, [100828]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2019.100828

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Møllegaard S. The effect of birth weight on behavioral problems in early adolescence: New evidence from monozygotic twins. Economics and Human Biology. 2020;36. 100828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2019.100828

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Møllegaard, Stine. / The effect of birth weight on behavioral problems in early adolescence : New evidence from monozygotic twins. In: Economics and Human Biology. 2020 ; Vol. 36.

Bibtex

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