Using MZ differences in the search for nonshared environmental effects

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 695-704

  Pike, Alison ^a   Hetherington, E Mavis ^b   Reiss, David ^c   Plomin, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural genetics; Individual differences; Nonshared environment; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 9544258288     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01461.x     Document Type: Article

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