Cognitive ability and occupational status in a British cohort

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 333-349

  Thienpont, K ^a   Verleye, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; COGNITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; OCCUPATION; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; SOCIAL MOBILITY; SOCIOBIOLOGY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 2442655325     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932003006229     Document Type: Article

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