Netherlands Twin Register:a focus on longitudinal research

In 1986 we began The Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) by recruiting young twins and multiples a few weeks or months after birth. Currently we register around 50% of all newborn multiples in The Netherlands. Their parents receive a questionnaire at registration and afterwards when the children are 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 and 12 years of age. Teachers are asked to rate the behavior of the children at ages 7, 10 and 12 years. Adolescent and young-adult twins were recruited through City Councils in the early 1990s. These twins, their parents and siblings participate in longitudinal survey studies that inclu... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Boomsma, Dorret I.
Vink, Jacqueline M.
van Beijsterveldt, Toos C. E. M.
Geus, Eco J. C.
Beem, A. Leo
Mulder, Elles J. C. M.
Derks, Eske
Riese, Harriette
Willemsen, Gonneke A. H. M.
Bartels, Meike
van den Berg, Mireille
Kupper, Nina H. M.
Polderman, Tina J. C.
Posthuma, Danielle
Rietveld, Marjolein J. H.
Stubbe, Janine H.
Knol, Louise I.
Stroet, Therese
van Baal, G. Caroline M.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
Reihe/Periodikum: Boomsma , D I , Vink , J M , van Beijsterveldt , T C E M , Geus , E J C , Beem , A L , Mulder , E J C M , Derks , E , Riese , H , Willemsen , G A H M , Bartels , M , van den Berg , M , Kupper , N H M , Polderman , T J C , Posthuma , D , Rietveld , M J H , Stubbe , J H , Knol , L I , Stroet , T & van Baal , G C M 2002 , ' Netherlands Twin Register : a focus on longitudinal research ' , Twin research and human genetics , vol. 5 , no. 5 , pp. 401-406 . https://doi.org/10.1375/twin.5.5.401
Schlagwörter: PROBLEM BEHAVIORS / 3-YEAR-OLD TWINS / CRITERION VALIDITY / DUTCH ADOLESCENT / RELIABILITY / 5-YEAR-OLD / RATINGS / IQ
Sprache: Englisch
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