Effects of the chorion type on prosocial behavior in young South Korean twins

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 773-777

  Hur, Yoon Mi ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DNA DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KOREA; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 35348946290     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.10.5.773     Document Type: Article

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