Adoption studies of schizophrenia

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 18-22

  Ingraham, Loring J ^b   Kety, Seymour S ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Schizophrenia; Schizotypal

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY;

HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0034060460     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(200021)97:1<18::AID-AJMG4>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Review

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