Measured environmental influences on early reading: Evidence from an adoption study

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 237-259

  Petrill, Stephen A ^a,e   Deater Deckard, Kirby ^b   Schatschneider, Christopher ^c   Davis, Chayna ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e Center for Developmental and Health Genetics   (United States)

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EID: 23844446248     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532799xssr0903_4     Document Type: Article

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