A comparison of early and late respondents in a twin-family survey study

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-173

  Vink, Jacqueline M ^a   Boomsma, Dorret I ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC MODEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RESPONSE TIME; SIBLING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41949118357     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.11.2.165     Document Type: Article

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