Markers of Psychological Differences and Social and Health Inequalities: Possible Genetic and Phenotypic Overlaps

Journal of Personality

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 104-117

  Mõttus, René ^a,b   Marioni, Riccardo ^a   Deary, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APTITUDE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; APTITUDE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84946615322     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12220     Document Type: Article

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