Beliefs about genes and environment as determinants of behavioral characteristics

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-353

  Singer, Eleanor ^a   Antonucci, Toni C ^a,b   Burmeister, Margit ^a,c   Couper, Mick P ^a,d   Raghunathan, Trivellore E ^a   Van Hoewyk, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Institute for Social

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 34548251575     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edm016     Document Type: Article

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