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Elective and nonelective cesarean section and obesity among young adult male offspring: A Swedish population–based cohort study
Previous studies have suggested that cesarean section (CS) is associated with offspring overweight and obesity. However, few studies have been able to differentiate between elective and nonelective CS, which may differ in their maternal risk profile and biological pathway. Therefore, we aimed to…
The costs of negative affect attributable to alcohol consumption in later life: A within-between random longitudinal econometric model using UK Biobank
Research demonstrates a negative relationship between alcohol use and affect, but the value of deprecation is unknown and thus cannot be included in estimates of the cost of alcohol to society. This paper aims to examine this relationship and develop econometric techniques to value the loss in a…