Early childhood cognitive development and parental cognitive stimulation: Evidence for reciprocal gene-environment transactions

Developmental Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 250-259

  Tucker Drob, Elliot M ^a   Harden, K Paige ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84857439929     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01121.x     Document Type: Article

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