Objective: Twin methodology has been used to delineate etiological factors in many medical disorders and behavioral traits including eating disorders. Although twin studies are powerful tools, their methodology can be arcane and their implications easily misinterpreted. Method: The goals of this stu
Genetics of suicide: a systematic review of twin studies
β Scribed by Martin Voracek; Lisa Mariella Loibl
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 163 KB
- Volume
- 119
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0043-5325
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