What genetic research on intelligence tells us about the environment

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 587-606

  Plomin, Robert ^a   Petrill, Stephen A ^a   Cutting, Alexandra L ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT;

EID: 0029844546     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0021932000022604     Document Type: Conference Paper

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