The etiological moderation of aggressive and nonaggressive antisocial behavior by age

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 343-350

  Burt, S Alexandra ^a   Klump, Kelly L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Aggression; Genetic influences; Rule breaking; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 69249222706     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.12.4.343     Document Type: Article

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