Genetic analyses of emotionality

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 279-284

  Eley, Thalia C ^a   Plomin, Robert ^a  

^a Social   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROSIS; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REVIEW; TWINS;

EID: 0030902847     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(97)80017-7     Document Type: Article

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