Socioeconomic status and genetic influences on cognitive development

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 114, Issue 51, 2017, Pages 13441-13446

  Figlio, David N ^a   Freese, Jeremy ^b   Karbownik, Krzysztof ^a   Roth, Jeffrey ^c   Heckman, James J ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior genetics; Cognition; Environmental moderation; Socioeconomic status; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT TEST; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREDICTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL STATUS; TWINS; UNITED STATES; ACADEMIC SUCCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; GENETICS; SIBLING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACADEMIC SUCCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; MALE; SIBLINGS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 85038624355     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1708491114     Document Type: Article

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