Twin Studies in Pediatric Depression

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 869-881

  Thapar, Anita ^a   Rice, Frances ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANXIETY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HISTORY; GENDER; GENE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; PERSONALITY; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERAMENT; TWIN STUDIES; TWINS;

EID: 33748114499     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2006.05.007     Document Type: Review

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