Longitudinal analysis of the genetic and environmental influences on components of cognitive delay in preschoolers

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 698-707

  Eley, Thalia C ^c   Bishop, Dorothy ^b   Dale, Philip ^a   Price, Thomas S ^d   Plomin, Robert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute of Psychiatry ^*

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EID: 0035650354     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.93.4.698     Document Type: Article

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