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Gene-Environment Interaction in the Intergenerational Transmission of Asthma.
Health economics - 1 Nov 2017
Thompson Owen
Abstract excerpt
Researchers have found strong linkages between parent and child health, but the mechanisms underlying intergenerational health transmission are not well understood. This paper investigates how the importance of genetic health transmission mechanisms varies by environmental conditions in the case of pediatric asthma, the single most common chronic health condition among American children. Using a sample that...
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