Predictive medicine, genetics and schizophrenia

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-22

  Turney, Jon ^a   Turner, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOME; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 0034006559     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636770050002937     Document Type: Article

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