Genetics of educational attainment in Australian twins: Sex differences and secular changes

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-102

  Baker, Laura A ^a   Treloar, Susan A ^b,d   Reynolds, Chandra A ^a   Heath, Andrew C ^c   Martin, Nicholas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian twins; Educational attainment; secular changes; sex differences

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWINS;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0029968597     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02359887     Document Type: Article

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