How Cognitive Genetic Factors Influence Fertility Outcomes: A Mediational SEM Analysis
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عنوان ژورنال: Twin Research and Human Genetics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1832-4274,1839-2628
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2016.82