Genetics of spoken language disorders

Human Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 297-324

  Stromswold, Karin ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family aggregation; Heritability; Language; Language disorders; Pedigree; Segregation; Sex ratio; Speech

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032055457     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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