Testing hypotheses about direction of causation using cross-sectional family data

A. C. Heath; R. C. Kessler; M. C. Neale; J. K. Hewitt; L. J. Eaves; K. S. Kendler

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Testing hypotheses about direction of causation using cross-sectional family data

A. C. Heath R. C. Kessler M. C. Neale J. K. Hewitt L. J. Eaves K. S. Kendler

Behavior Genetics Vol. 23 No. 1 pp. 29-50 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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A. C. Heath, R. C. Kessler, M. C. Neale, et al. (1993). Testing hypotheses about direction of causation using cross-sectional family data. Behavior Genetics, 23(1), 29-50. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01067552

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