g in middle childhood: Moderate genetic and shared environmental influence using diverse measures of general cognitive ability at 7, 9 and 10 years in a large population sample of twins

Intelligence

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-80

  Davis, Oliver S P ^a   Arden, Rosalind ^a   Plomin, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General cognitive ability; Middle childhood; Twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 37349007391     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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