Burt's twins: A question of numbers

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 335-352

  Burbridge, David ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; DENMARK; FINLAND; HISTORY; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; REGISTER; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SIBLING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD; SURVIVOR; SWEDEN; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; DENMARK; FINLAND; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVORS; SWEDEN; TWIN STUDIES; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750528708     PISSN: 00225061     EISSN: 15206696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhbs.20190     Document Type: Review

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