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Genetic and Environmental Influences on Finger-Sucking and Nail-Biting in Japanese Twin Children

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Finger-Sucking and Nail-Biting in Japanese Twin Children

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Genetic and Environmental Influences on Finger-Sucking and Nail-Biting in Japanese Twin Children

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Genetic and Environmental Influences on Finger-Sucking and Nail-Biting in Japanese Twin Children

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

Twin research and human genetics, 2005-08, Vol.8 (4), p.320-327

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English

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

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The purpose of this study was to clarify the genetic contribution to finger-sucking and nail- biting in childhood using the largest databases available on Japanese twins. The subjects were 1131 pairs of 12-year-old twin children, consisting of 1057 males and 1205 females. All data were gathered by maternal questionnaire, and responses to the questi...

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Genetic and Environmental Influences on Finger-Sucking and Nail-Biting in Japanese Twin Children

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68613059

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68613059

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ISSN

1832-4274

E-ISSN

1839-2628

DOI

10.1375/twin.8.4.320

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