Panic attacks: A twin study

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-71

  Perna, Giampaolo ^a   Caldirola, Daniela ^a   Arancio, Cinzia ^a   Bellodi, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

genetic; panic attacks; panic disorder; twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

EID: 0031568315     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(97)85177-3     Document Type: Article

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