The etiology of variation in language skills changes with development: A longitudinal twin study of language from 2 to 12years

Developmental Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 233-249

  Hayiou Thomas, Marianna E ^a   Dale, Philip S ^b   Plomin, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENETIC VARIATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TESTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 84857440382     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01119.x     Document Type: Article

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