Genetic Influences on Pubertal Development and Links to Behavior Problems

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 294-312

  Corley, Robin P ^a   Beltz, Adriene M ^b   Wadsworth, Sally J ^a   Berenbaum, Sheri A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenarche; Behavior problems; Gonadarche; Pubertal tempo; Pubertal timing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADRENARCHE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COLORADO; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADRENARCHE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COLORADO; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PUBERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TWINS;

EID: 84937765082     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-015-9719-5     Document Type: Article

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