Reviewing the epigenetics of schizophrenia

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 71-79

  Cromby, John ^a   Chung, Emma ^b   Papadopoulos, Dimitris ^a   Talbot, Chris ^b  

^a ULSM   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

environment; gene; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; ANIMAL; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 85063221126     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2016.1207229     Document Type: Review

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