A critical review of genetic studies of schizophrenia. I. Epidemiological and brain studies

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-5

  Portin, P ^a   Alanen, Y O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

adoption; gene; locus; schizophrenia; susceptibility; twin studies

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TWINS;

EID: 0031056567     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb00365.x     Document Type: Review

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