Mapping genes for psychiatric disorders and behavioral traits

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-292

  McInnes, L Alison ^a   Reus, Victor I ^a   Freimer, Nelson B ^a  

^a Neurogenetics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032103695     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(98)80083-X     Document Type: Article

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