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Is it just a cure? Re-evaluating the effects of prenatal exposure to the Great Chinese Famine on the risk of infectious diseases in adulthood

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  • He, Ping
  • Luo, Yanan
  • Ding, Ruoxi
  • Zheng, Xiaoying

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Very limited studies focused on the early-life adversities on infectious diseases. Taking the Great Chinese famine as a natural experiment, this study re-evaluated the long-term effect of prenatal famine exposure on infectious diseases by using nationally representative data.

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  • He, Ping & Luo, Yanan & Ding, Ruoxi & Zheng, Xiaoying, 2022. "Is it just a cure? Re-evaluating the effects of prenatal exposure to the Great Chinese Famine on the risk of infectious diseases in adulthood," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 314(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:314:y:2022:i:c:s0277953622007936
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115487
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