Genetic and environmental influences on autistic-like behaviors in 2-year-old twins

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-264

  Edelson, Lisa R ^a   Saudino, Kimberly J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Behavioral genetics; Child Behavior Checklist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; TWINS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASES IN TWINS; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 67349171524     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-009-9270-3     Document Type: Article

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