Gene-environment interaction in vulnerability to schizoprenia: Findings from the Finnish adoptive family study of schizophrenia

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 355-362

  Wahlberg, Karl Erik ^a   Wynne, Lyman C ^b   Oja, Hannu ^b   Keskitalo, Pirjo ^b   Pykäläinen, Liisa ^b   Lahti, Ilpo ^b   Moring, Juha ^b   Mikko, Naarala ^b   Anneli, Sorri ^b   Markku, Seitamaa ^b   Kristian, Läksy ^b   John, Kolassa ^b   Pekka, Tienari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REARING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 15444359994     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.3.355     Document Type: Article

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