The "Missing Heritability" of Psychiatric Disorders: Elusive Genes or Non-Existent Genes?

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 65-83

  Joseph, Jay ^a  

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EID: 84860330690     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2012.667343     Document Type: Article

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