Genetic Epidemiology of Major Depression: Review and Meta-Analysis

American Journal of Psychiatry - Tập 157 Số 10 - Trang 1552-1562 - 2000
Patrick F. Sullivan1, Michael C. Neale, K S Kendler
1Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, 23298-0126, USA. [email protected]

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