Darwinian medicine and mental disorders

International Congress Series

Volumn 1296, Issue , 2006, Pages 83-94

  Nesse, Randolph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Evolution; Mental disorder; Natural selection; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745139494     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2006.03.037     Document Type: Article

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