Multivariate Genetic Analysis of Learning and Early Reading Development

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 224-242

  Byrne, Brian ^a,b   Wadsworth, Sally ^c   Boehme, Kristi ^a   Talk, Andrew C ^a   Coventry, William L ^a   Olson, Richard K ^b,c   Samuelsson, Stefan ^b   Corley, Robin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84876130441     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888438.2011.654298     Document Type: Article

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