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Timothy B. Gage
University at Albany, The State University of New York
Department of Anthropology
Department of Epidemiology
tbg97@albany.edu
Other Collaborators:
Fu Fang,
Erin O'Neill,
Howard Stratton
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Using the covariate density defined mixtures of general linear models method of analyzing birth weight and infant mortality addresses two problems standard analysis of birth weight and infant mortality cannot:
1. Some covariates of infant mortality may be mediated by other covariates
2. Birth cohorts are heterogeneous
More information on the study of birth weight and infant mortality, including discussions of history and causality can be found on Allen Wilcox's webpage, An Analysis of Birth Weight (http://eb.niehs.nih.gov/bwt/index.htm)
Acknowlegment:
This research is
provided by a grant to Timothy Gage from NICHD (HD37405). Support is
also provided by grants to the Center for Social and Demographic Analysis from NICHD (P30 HD32041) and NSF (SBR-9512290). Opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agencies.
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