Sex differences in the genetic architecture of optimism and health and their interrelation: A study of Australian and Swedish twins

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 322-329

  Mosing, Miriam A ^a,b   Pedersen, Nancy L ^c   Martin, Nicholas G ^a,b   Wright, Margaret J ^a,b  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mental health; Optimism; Self rated health; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OPTIMISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, GENETIC; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 77955729377     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.13.4.322     Document Type: Article

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