Twin-singleton differences in intelligence?

Twin Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-87

  Posthuma, Daniëlle ^a   De Geus, Eco J C ^a   Bleichrodt, Nico ^a   Boomsma, Dorret I ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intelligence; Singletons; Twin study; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033945183     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.3.2.83     Document Type: Article

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