Heritability of personality disorder traits: A twin study

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 438-444

  Jang, K L ^a   Livesley, W J ^a   Vernon, P A ^b   Jackson, D N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

genetics; personality disorder; twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

EID: 0030447146     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09887.x     Document Type: Article

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