Sex differences in genetic and environmental contributions to depression symptoms in South Korean adolescent and young adult twins

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 306-313

  Hur, Yoon Mi ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEPRESSION; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REGISTRIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 45249097647     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.11.3.306     Document Type: Article

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