Spillover Effects of Early-Life Medical Interventions

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Spillover Effects of Early-Life Medical Interventions. / Daysal, N. Meltem; Simonsen, Marianne; Trandafir, Mircea; Breining, Sanni.

I: The Review of Economics and Statistics, Bind 104, Nr. 1, 2021, s. 1-16.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Daysal, NM, Simonsen, M, Trandafir, M & Breining, S 2021, 'Spillover Effects of Early-Life Medical Interventions', The Review of Economics and Statistics, bind 104, nr. 1, s. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00982

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Daysal, N. M., Simonsen, M., Trandafir, M., & Breining, S. (2021). Spillover Effects of Early-Life Medical Interventions. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 104(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00982

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Daysal NM, Simonsen M, Trandafir M, Breining S. Spillover Effects of Early-Life Medical Interventions. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 2021;104(1):1-16. https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00982

Author

Daysal, N. Meltem ; Simonsen, Marianne ; Trandafir, Mircea ; Breining, Sanni. / Spillover Effects of Early-Life Medical Interventions. I: The Review of Economics and Statistics. 2021 ; Bind 104, Nr. 1. s. 1-16.

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