What genes confer vulnerability to Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome?

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 293-296

  Leckman, James F ^a,b,c  

^a Children's Clinical Research Center   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0031519603     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-19970401-13     Document Type: Article

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