Genetic and environmental pathways to suicidal behavior: Reflections of a genetic epidemiologist

European Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 300-303

  Kendler, K S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Genetics; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; LIFE EVENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUICIDE;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUICIDE;

EID: 77953960709     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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