Genetic epidemiology of major depression: Review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 157, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1552-1562

  Sullivan, P F ^a   Neale, M C ^a   Kendler, K S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TWINS;

ADOPTION; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 0033810465     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1552     Document Type: Review

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