The androgen receptor gene and psychological traits: Are results consistent in Sweden and Australia?

Twin Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-208

  Loehlin, John C ^a   Jönsson, Erik G ^b   Gustavsson, J Petter ^b   Schalling, Martin ^b   Stallings, Michael C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GENDER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; SWEDEN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SWEDEN; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0038343340     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/136905203765693852     Document Type: Article

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