Genetic and environmental influences on vocabulary and reading development

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-46

  Olson, Richard K ^a,b   Keenan, Janice M ^c   Byrne, Brian ^b,d   Samuelsson, Stefan ^b   Coventry, William L ^c   Corley, Robin ^a   Wadsworth, Sally J ^a   Willcutt, Erik G ^a   Defries, John C ^a   Pennington, Bruce F ^c   Hulslander, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 78751619251     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888438.2011.536128     Document Type: Article

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