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Commentary: Should I Blame Mom or Dad? Identifying the Relative Contribution of Each Parent's Body Size to That of Their Offspring

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  • Robert C. Whitaker

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The author responds to an article that proposes a mechanism to statistically test the difference in the relative contribution of the size of each parent to a child's birth weight and rate of weight gain during infancy—two factors associated with the development of obesity—urging care in applying the study's methodological innovation.

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  • Robert C. Whitaker, "undated". "Commentary: Should I Blame Mom or Dad? Identifying the Relative Contribution of Each Parent's Body Size to That of Their Offspring," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 27d511f4a45c42a9acc2f2507, Mathematica Policy Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:mpr:mprres:27d511f4a45c42a9acc2f2507e522d6a
    DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl280
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