A review and meta-analysis of the genetic epidemiology of anxiety disorders

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 158, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1568-1578

  Hettema, J M ^a   Neale, M C ^a   Kendler, K S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPULSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OBSESSION; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; ODDS RATIO; PANIC DISORDER; PHOBIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 0034810295     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.10.1568     Document Type: Review

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