Longitudinal study of interpersonal dependency in female twins

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 172, Issue FEB., 1998, Pages 154-158

  O'Neill, F Anthony ^a   Kendler, Kenneth S ^b  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RATING SCALE; TWIN CONCORDANCE;

EID: 0031907275     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.172.2.154     Document Type: Article

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