Modeling the Etiology of Individual Differences in Early Reading Development: Evidence for Strong Genetic Influences

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 350-368

  Christopher, Micaela E ^a   Hulslander, Jacqueline ^a   Byrne, Brian ^b,c   Samuelsson, Stefan ^c   Keenan, Janice M ^d   Pennington, Bruce ^d   DeFries, John C ^a   Wadsworth, Sally J ^a   Willcutt, Erik G ^a   Olson, Richard K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 84882620216     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888438.2012.729119     Document Type: Article

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