Mapping genes for personality: Is the saga sagging?

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 106-108

  Baron, M ^a  

^a New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE MAPPING; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031918902     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000377     Document Type: Short Survey

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