Genes, race, and psychology in the genome era: An introduction

American Psychologist

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-8

  Anderson, Norman B ^a   Nickerson, Kim J ^a  

^a AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RACE; REVIEW;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; GENES; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 12344297536     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.60.1.5     Document Type: Review

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