Modeling genetic and environmental influences in the etiology of conduct disorder: A study of 2,682 adult twin pairs

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 266-279

  Slutske, Wendy S ^b   Heath, Andrew C ^c   Dinwiddie, Stephen H ^c   Madden, Pamela A F ^c   Bucholz, Kathleen K ^c   Dunne, Michael P ^a   Statham, Dixie J ^a   Martin, Nicholas G ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; TWINS;

EID: 0008402994     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.106.2.266     Document Type: Article

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