The structure of genetic and environmental risk factors for phobias in women

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1987-1995

  Czajkowski, N ^a   Kendler, K S ^b   Tambs, K ^a   Roysamb E ^a,c   Reichborn Kjennerud, T ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Heritability; phobia; twin study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; NORWAY; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054855189     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291710002436     Document Type: Article

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