Does Genetic Variance for Cognitive Abilities Account for Genetic Variance in Educational Achievement and Occupational Status? A Study of Twins Reared Apart and Twins Reared Together

Social Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 77-90

  Lichtenstein, Paul ^a   Pedersen, Nancy L ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; TWINS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; TWINS;

EID: 0031085150     PISSN: 0037766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485565.1997.9988935     Document Type: Article

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