The heritability of life events: An adolescent twin and adoption study

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 257-265

  Bemmels, Heather R ^a   Burt, Alexandra ^b   Legrand, Lisa N ^a   Iacono, William G ^a   McGue, Matt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIBLINGS; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 45249109376     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.11.3.257     Document Type: Article

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