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Reply to W. H. James

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Gordon Allen*
Affiliation:
Division of Biometry and Epidemiology, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Maryland

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Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1982

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