A Twin Study of Mathematics Disability

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 617-623

  Alarcón, Maricela ^a   DeFries, John C ^a   Light, Jacquelyn Gillis ^b   Pennington, Bruce F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b KALAMAZOO COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COLORADO; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0031278618     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221949703000605     Document Type: Article

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