Fatherhood history and later life health and mortality in England and Wales: A record linkage study

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• Address correspondence to: Emily Grundy, Centre for Population Studies, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 49–50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, UK; Tel: 44 207 299 4668; Fax: 44 207 299 4637. E‐mail: [email protected]
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