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Recruitment bias in twin research: the rule of two-thirds reconsidered.

Behavior genetics ·Vol. 17 ·No. 4 ·1987-07-00 ·Pages 343-62

Lykken DT, McGue M, Tellegen A

Abstract

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MeSH Terms
Adult Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic Female Humans Male Research Sex Factors Twins/psychology Twins, Dizygotic/psychology Twins, Monozygotic/psychology
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Lykken D T
McGue M
Tellegen A
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Article Info
Journal
Behavior genetics
Abbr.
Behav Genet
ISSN
0001-8244
DOI
10.1007/BF01068136
Published
1987-07-00
Pages
343-62
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0251711
Subset
IM
Grants
NIMH NIH HHS · MH37860 · United States
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF01068136 View journal details
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