Where did i leave my keys? A twin study of self-reported memory ratings using the multifactorial memory questionnaire

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 108-112

  Singer, Jamie J ^a   MacGregor, Alex J ^a,b   Cherkas, Lynn F ^a   Spector, Tim D ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASES IN TWINS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 17844387853     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/1832427053738755     Document Type: Article

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