Association of autistic-like and internalizing traits during childhood: A longitudinal twin study

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 167, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 809-817

  Hallett, Victoria ^a   Ronald, Angelica ^a   Rijsdijk, Fruhling ^a   Happé, Francesca ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC TRAIT; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH DISORDER; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANXIETY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DEPRESSION; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; WALES;

EID: 77954234731     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09070990     Document Type: Article

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