Nature, Nurture, and Cognitive Development from 1 to 16 Years: A Parent-Offspring Adoption Study

Psychological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 442-447

  Plomin, Robert ^a   Fulker, David W ^b   Corley, Robin ^b   DeFries, John C ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0344038760     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1997.tb00458.x     Document Type: Article

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