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Socioeconomic Status and Sickness Absence - What do twins tell us about causality? [PDF]

open access: yes
The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate causal effects between socioeconomic status and absence from the workplace due to sickness. To be able to conclude that income causally affects health it is important to control for both reverse ...
Nilsson, William
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Are Wednesday's Children Full of Woe? Children's Differences in Personality Are Independent of Day of Birth

open access: yesJournal of Personality, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Nursery rhymes, which are rich in literary devices, benefit children's language learning. Less is known about the influence that nursery rhymes' messages may have on children's development. We focused on “Monday's Child,” a popular nursery rhyme that alleges children's day of the week of birth forecasts their differences in ...
Emily Wood   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic Susceptibility to Periodontitis

open access: yesJournal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
Aim: The aim of this narrative review was to identify genes carrying risk alleles associated with an increased risk of periodontitis and to place them in a biological context. Methods: The literature was reviewed based on predefined criteria. Results: The identified genes largely fall into functions linking immune response with tissue repair. The genes
Gesa M. Richter, Arne S. Schaefer
wiley   +1 more source

Smoking Habits of Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twins [PDF]

open access: green, 1959
Leif Friberg   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Forensic skeletal and molecular anthropology face to face: Combining expertise for identification of human remains

open access: yesAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, EarlyView.
Forensic anthropology has grown into a vital discipline for the identification of human remains when conventional methods fail. Molecular anthropologists, skilled in analyzing degraded DNA, can significantly aid in identification and profiling. This review emphasizes the importance of collaboration between these fields, showcasing how their combined ...
Elena Pilli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tic Severity and Psychological Function

open access: yesPediatric Neurology Briefs, 1993
The relationship between tic severity and neuropsychological function was examined in 12 monozygotic twin pairs with Tourette’s syndrome at the National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD.
J Gordon Millichap
doaj   +1 more source

The Fertility Pattern of Twins and the General Population Compared: Evidence from Danish Cohorts 1945-64 [PDF]

open access: yes
Twin studies provide an important possibility for demographers to analyze patterns of heritability and to estimate structural models with controls for endowments. These possibilities are increasingly used in the context of fertility and related behaviors.
Axel Skytthe   +3 more
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