Assessing candidate genes as risk factors for mental disorders: The value of population-based epidemiological studies

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-4

  Jorm, A F ^a   Easteal, S ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034017057     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001270050001     Document Type: Article

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