The intergenerational correlation in weight: how genetic resemblance reveals the social role of families.

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Published in AJS on January 01, 2008

Authors

Molly A Martin1

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1: Department of Sociology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-6207, USA. mmartin@pop.psu.edu

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