Resolving the genetic and environmental sources of the correlation between height and intelligence: A study of nearly 2600 Norwegian male twin pairs

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 307-311

  Sundet, Jon Martin ^a   Tambs, Kristian ^b   Harris, Jennifer R ^b   Magnus, Per ^b   Torjussen, Tore M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Armed Forces   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWIN ZYGOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; NORWAY; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 23844464517     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/1832427054936745     Document Type: Article

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