Vertical transmission of overweight: evidence from a sample of English adoptees
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- Costa-Font, Joan & Jofre-Bonet, Mireia & Le Grand, Julian, 2020. "Vertical transmission of overweight: Evidence from a sample of English adoptees," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
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Keywords
vertical transmission; cultural transmission; overweight; children; adopted children; biological children; biological paretns; Body Mass Index; sample selection;All these keywords.
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- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
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