Genes for human personality traits

Science in Context

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 357-372

  Benjamin, Jonathan ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 0032217016     PISSN: 02698897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0269889700003070     Document Type: Article

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