A monozygotic twin differences study of nonshared environmental influence on adolescent depressive symptoms

Child Development

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1247-1260

  Liang, Holan ^a   Eley, Thalia C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 28144455667     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2005.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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