Neuroticism and morning cortisol secretion: Both heritable, but no shared genetic influences

Journal of Personality

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1561-1576

  Riese, Harriëtte ^a   Rijsdijk, Frühling V ^b   Rosmalen, Judith G M ^a   Snieder, Harold ^a   Ormel, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 69749107094     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2009.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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