Assessing the Causal Relationship of Maternal Height on Birth Size and Gestational Age at Birth: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis.
<h4>Background</h4>Observational epidemiological studies indicate that maternal height is associated with gestational age at birth and fetal growth measures (i.e., shorter mothers deliver infants at earlier gestational ages with lower birth weight and birth length). Different mechanisms...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-08-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001865 |