Differential genetic etiology of reading disability as a function of IQ

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 192-199

  Wadsworth, Sally J ^a   Olson, Richard K ^a,b   Pennington, Bruce F ^c   DeFries, John C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Colorado Learning Disabilities Research Center ^*  (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0039438152     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221940003300207     Document Type: Article

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