The reproduction of intelligence

Intelligence

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 220-230

  Meisenberg, Gerhard ^a  

^a ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Dominica)

Author keywords

Dysgenics; Education; Fertility; Gender attitudes; Intelligence; Marriage rates; NLSY; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049087257     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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