Structural equation models for evaluating dynamic concepts within longitudinal twin analyses

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-159

  McArdle, John J ^a   Hamagami, Fumiaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic structural equation modeling; Fluid and crystallized intelligence; Longitudinal twin analyses; New York Twin Study; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Tests

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; BIOMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HERITABILITY; INTELLIGENCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; TWINS;

HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 0037350863     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022553901851     Document Type: Article

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