Progress in understanding the causes of autism spectrum disorders and autistic traits: Twin studies from 1977 to the present day

Behavior Genetics of Psychopathology

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 33-65

  Ronald, Angelica ^a   Hoekstra, Rosa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9509-3_2     Document Type: Chapter

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