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Mendelian Randomization analysis of the causal effect of adiposity on hospital costs

Estimates of the marginal effect of measures of adiposity such as body mass index (BMI) on healthcare costs are important for the formulation and evaluation of policies targeting adverse weight profiles. Most estimates of this association are affected by endogeneity bias. We use a novel identificati...

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Autores principales: Dixon, Padraig, Hollingworth, William, Harrison, Sean, Davies, Neil M., Davey Smith, George
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier North Holland 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7188219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32014825
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102300