Social science methods for twins data: integrating causality, endowments, and heritability.

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Published in Biodemography Soc Biol on January 01, 2011

Authors

Hans-Peter Kohler1, Jere R Behrman, Jason Schnittker

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Sociology and Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6299, USA. hpkohler@pop.upenn.edu

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