FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR GENETIC INFLUENCES ON EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Educational Psychology
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0007-0998
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1985.tb02629.x