Genetics and educational attainment

npj Science of Learning

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Cesarini, David ^a   Visscher, Peter M ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 85105546793     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20567936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41539-017-0005-6     Document Type: Review

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