Explaining the Increasing Heritability of Cognitive Ability Across Development
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Explaining the increasing heritability of cognitive ability across development: a meta-analysis of longitudinal twin and adoption studies.
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychological Science
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0956-7976,1467-9280
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613478618