Twin study of antisocial and neurotic symptoms in childhood

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1111-1118

  Thapar, Anita ^a,b   McGuffin, Peter ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEUROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; SYMPTOM; TWINS; VARIANCE;

EID: 0029846592     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700035832     Document Type: Article

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