Cognitive change in aging: Identifying gene-environment correlation and nonshared environment mechanisms

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 24-31

  Deater Deckard, Kirby ^a   Mayr, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; THEORY; TWINS;

EID: 17044391861     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/60.special_issue_1.24     Document Type: Conference Paper

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