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The Cognitive Cost of Being a Twin: Two Whole-Population Surveys

The Cognitive Cost of Being a Twin: Two Whole-Population Surveys

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The Cognitive Cost of Being a Twin: Two Whole-Population Surveys

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The Cognitive Cost of Being a Twin: Two Whole-Population Surveys

Publisher

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

Twin research and human genetics, 2005-08, Vol.8 (4), p.376-383

Language

English

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

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Contents

Do twins have a lower mean IQ score than singletons? Previous studies have not examined whole populations and are likely to be biased. Twin data from two whole-population surveys of IQ at age 11 years were examined: the Scottish Mental Surveys of 1932 and 1947. Additional variables from childhood were examined as possible mediating effects. There w...

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The Cognitive Cost of Being a Twin: Two Whole-Population Surveys

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68618000

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68618000

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ISSN

1832-4274

E-ISSN

1839-2628

DOI

10.1375/twin.8.4.376

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