The use of discordant MZ twins to generate hypotheses regarding non-shared environmental influence on anxiety in middle childhood

Social Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 564-570

  Asbury, Kathryn ^a   Dunn, Judy ^a   Plomin, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Monozygotic twin differences; Non shared environment; Qualitative interviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746267153     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2006.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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