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Twin differences in birth weight: The effects of genotype and prenatal environment on neonatal and post-neonatal mortality

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  • Strully, Kate W.
  • Bennett, Neil G.

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  • Conley, Dalton & Strully, Kate W. & Bennett, Neil G., 2006. "Twin differences in birth weight: The effects of genotype and prenatal environment on neonatal and post-neonatal mortality," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 4(2), pages 151-183, June.
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