The role of parenting and dopamine D4 receptor gene polymorphisms in children's inhibitory control

Developmental Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 515-530

  Smith, Heather J ^a   Kryski, Katie R ^a   Sheikh, Haroon I ^a   Singh, Shiva M ^a   Hayden, Elizabeth P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; DRD4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EXON; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; ALLELES; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXONS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84879554119     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12046     Document Type: Article

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