The genetic architecture of neuroticism in 3301 Dutch adolescent twins as a function of age and sex: A study from the Dutch Twin Register

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-29

  Rettew, David C ^a   Vink, Jacqueline M ^b   Willemsen, Gonneke ^b   Doyle, Alicia ^a   Hudziak, James J ^a   Boomsma, Dorret I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC MODEL; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NETHERLANDS; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHENOTYPE; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33644929000     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/183242706776403028     Document Type: Article

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