Substantial Genetic Influence on Mild Mental Impairment in Early Childhood

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-43+77

  Spinath, Frank M ^a   Harlaar, Nicole ^b   Ronald, Angelica ^b   Plomin, Robert ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; TWIN CONCORDANCE; TWINS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0347951329     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2004)109<34:SGIOMM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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