DNA and personality

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 387-407

  Plomin, Robert ^a   Caspi, Avshalom ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032346587     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0984(1998090)12:5<387::aid-per330>3.0.co;2-u     Document Type: Article

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