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The relationship between maternal characteristics, birth weight and pre-term delivery: evidence from Germany at the end of the 20th century

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  • Heineck, Guido
  • Hesse, Volker

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  • Voigt, Manfred & Heineck, Guido & Hesse, Volker, 2004. "The relationship between maternal characteristics, birth weight and pre-term delivery: evidence from Germany at the end of the 20th century," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 2(2), pages 265-280, June.
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