Genetic and Environmental Influences on the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory in a Preadolescent Twin Sample
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The genetic and environmental structure of the character sub-scales of the temperament and character inventory in adolescence
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عنوان ژورنال: Behavior Genetics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0001-8244,1573-3297
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-008-9244-x