Assortative mating for major psychiatric diagnoses in two population-based samples

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1389-1401

  Maes, H H M ^a   Neale, M C ^b   Kendler, K S ^b   Hewitt, J K ^b   Silberg, J L ^b   Foley, D L ^b   Meyer, J M ^b   Rutter, M ^b   Simonoff, E ^b   Pickles, A ^b   Eaves, L J ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; ASSORTATIVE MATING; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PANIC; PHOBIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIGION; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSES;

EID: 0031775114     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291798007326     Document Type: Article

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