Special twin environments, genetic influences and their effects on the handedness of twins and their siblings

Twin Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-130

  Medland, Sarah E ^c   Wright, Margaret J ^d   Geffen, Gina M ^d   Hay, David A ^a   Levy, Florence ^b   Martin, Nicholas G ^d   Duffy, David L ^d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CROWDING; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; TWINS; UTERUS; WRITING;

BIRTH ORDER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 0037386786     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/136905203321536245     Document Type: Article

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