Genetic influences on childhood IQ in 5- and 7-year-old Dutch twins

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 115-126

  Boomsma, Dorret I ^a   Van Baal, G Caroline M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN ZYGOSITY;

EID: 0031844618     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565649809540702     Document Type: Article

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