Fetal Origins of Mental Health: Evidence from Africa
Fetal Origins of Mental Health: Evidence from Africa
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Chicago: The University of Chicago Press
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English
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Chicago: The University of Chicago Press
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Mental health disorders represent a substantial portion of the global disease burden, and the treatment gap is higher in developing countries. Accounting for location and year-of-birth fixed effects and using data on 19 African countries, we find temperature shocks in utero increase depressive symptoms in adulthood. Effects are present for several...
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Fetal Origins of Mental Health: Evidence from Africa
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TN_cdi_uchicagopress_journals_722536
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_uchicagopress_journals_722536
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0013-0079
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1539-2988
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10.1086/722536
