The early growth and development study: A prospective adoption study from birth through middle childhood

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 412-423

  Leve, Leslie D ^a   Neiderhiser, Jenae M ^b   Shaw, Daniel S ^c   Ganiban, Jody ^d   Natsuaki, Misaki N ^e   Reiss, David ^f  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adoption; birth parent; childhood; genetic; longitudinal; parenting

Indexed keywords

DNA; HYDROCORTISONE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOPTED CHILD; ADOPTION; ADOPTIVE PARENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPETENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALIVA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOPTION; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873890776     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2012.126     Document Type: Article

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