Affective disorders among Jews: A historical review and meta-analysis

History of Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 38, 1999, Pages 245-267

  Kohn, Robert ^a,c   Levav, Itzhak ^a   Zolondek, Stacey ^a   Richter, Michaele ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

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ARTICLE; EUROPE; HISTORY; HUMAN; JEW; MOOD DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

EUROPE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; JEWS; MOOD DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033143093     PISSN: 0957154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957154X9901003805     Document Type: Article

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