Three dopaminergic polymorphisms are associated with academic achievement in middle and high school

Intelligence

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 596-604

  Beaver, Kevin M ^a   Vaughn, Michael G ^b   Wright, John Paul ^c   DeLisi, Matt ^d   Howard, Matthew O ^e  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

DAT1; Dopaminergic system; DRD2; DRD4; Grades; School

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958151414     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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