Parental characteristics as predictors of birthweight.

@article{Xue2008ParentalCA,
  title={Parental characteristics as predictors of birthweight.},
  author={Fei Xue and Walter C. Willett and Bernard A Rosner and Michele R. Forman and Karin B. Michels},
  journal={Human reproduction},
  year={2008},
  volume={23 1},
  pages={
          168-77
        }
}
BACKGROUND Previous studies provided conflicting results on the relevance of parental characteristics for offspring's size at birth. The objective of this study was to investigate parental predictors of birthweight. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 34,063 women in the Nurses' Mother's Cohort were queried about parental characteristics during the pregnancy with and birthweight of their nurse daughter. RESULTS The predictive linear regression model of birthweight included 13 factors and… 
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