Evidence for genetic mediation of executive control: A study of aging male twins

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

  Swan, Gary E ^a   Carmelli, Dorit ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MODEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TWINS;

EID: 0036195898     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/57.2.P133     Document Type: Article

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