Genetic research on general cognitive ability as a model for mild mental retardation

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-46

  Plomin, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033035202     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540269974500     Document Type: Review

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