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by LorenPechtel 806 days ago
They tried that--and found abortion was a far bigger factor than lead.
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mempko 806 days ago
They didn't try that. They also didn't engage with other literature showing link with lead and crime at a micro level. In other words, they didn't seriously counter the lead hypothesis, which is stronger than their work.
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LorenPechtel 805 days ago
The article says they tried running both in the same model--and found abortion was a far bigger factor than lead.
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mempko 805 days ago
That's not trying what the OP said.
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