The role of gene-environment correlations and interactions in middle childhood depressive symptoms

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-104

  Wilkinson, Paul O ^a   Trzaskowski, MacIej ^b   Haworth, Claire M A ^b   Eley, Thalia C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

CHILD; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 84873896510     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579412000922     Document Type: Article

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