The nature and nurture of human performance

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 1-10

  Klissouras, Vassilis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Genetic potential; Genotype; Heritability; Nature nurture; Twin model

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746203948     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390100071207     Document Type: Article

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