ORIGINAL RESEARCH

The role of maternal education in regulating genetic and environmental contributions to the development of child’s language competencies

Chernov DN
About authors

Department of General Psychology and Pedagogy, Faculty of Psychology and Sociology,
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Dmitry Chernov
ul. Ostrovityanova, d. 1, Moscow, Russia, 117997; ur.liam@amid_vonrehc

Received: 2017-04-14 Accepted: 2017-05-07 Published online: 2017-07-20
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