The University of British Columbia Twin Project: Personality is something and personality does something

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 739-742

  Jang, Kerry L ^a   Taylor, Steven ^a   Livesley, W John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TWIN ZYGOSITY; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 33846235850     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/183242706779462688     Document Type: Review

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