Socioeconomic status modifies heritability of IQ in young children

Psychological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 623-628

  Turkheimer, Eric ^a   Haley, Andreana ^a   Waldron, Mary ^a   D'Onofrio, Brian ^a   Gottesman, Irving I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

BIOMETRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346361698     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0956-7976.2003.psci_1475.x     Document Type: Article

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