Impacts of the 1918 flu on survivors' nutritional status: A double quasi-natural experiment.

Robust empirical evidence supports the idea that embryonic and, more generally, intrauterine disruptions induced by the 1918-flu pandemic had long-term consequences on adult health status and other conditions. In this paper we assess the 1918-flu long-term effects not just of in utero exposure but a...

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Main Authors: Alberto Palloni, Mary McEniry, Yiyue Huangfu, Hiram Beltran-Sanchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232805