Self-reported reading problems in parents of twins with reading difficulties

Twin Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 88-91

  Davis, Chayna J ^a   Knopik, Valerie S ^a   Wadsworth, Sally J ^a   DeFries, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Family history; Genetics; Reading disability; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TWINS;

EID: 0033916563     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.3.2.88     Document Type: Article

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