Twin studies of general mental ability

Handbook of Behavior Genetics

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 81-99

  Segal, Nancy L ^a   Johnson, Wendy ^b,c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-76727-7_6     Document Type: Chapter

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