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International Journal of Epidemiology 2001;30:1245
© International Epidemiological Association 2001

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Response: Where do we go from here?

Allen J Wilcox

First, the good news. Neither of my excellent colleagues has defended the study of low birthweight (LBW).1,2 Hooray. Let us admit LBW is a worn-out approach, and put it away. I am also glad that neither commentator has defended the practice of ordinary adjustment for birthweight in the analysis of infant mortality. The essential assumptions that support such adjustment are nearly always violated. If everyone could agree on these two points, we . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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