After a Careful Review of 16 Studies on the Effects

question 138

Multiple Choice

After a careful review of 16 studies on the effects of caffeine taken during pregnancy,Signorello and McLaughlin concluded that

• A) the findings have been very consistent.
• B) it definitely causes miscarriages.
• C) it leads to heavier-than-average birth weights.
• D) each study was flawed and there was no way to compare the results of the studies to one another.

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