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Rich and fat? Isolating the causal effect of obesity on income among rural Chinese residents by Mendelian randomization

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  • Xu, Wenyan
  • Zhao, Qiran
  • Si, Wei
  • Zhu, Chen

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  • Xu, Wenyan & Zhao, Qiran & Si, Wei & Zhu, Chen, 2024. "Rich and fat? Isolating the causal effect of obesity on income among rural Chinese residents by Mendelian randomization," 2024 Annual Meeting, July 28-30, New Orleans, LA 343633, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea22:343633
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.343633
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