The role of the COMT Val158Met polymorphism in the phenotypic expression of obsessive-compulsive disorder
✍ Scribed by Hilga Katerberg; Danielle C. Cath; Damiaan A. J. P. Denys; Peter Heutink; Annemiek Polman; Filip C. W. van Nieuwerburgh; Dieter L. D. Deforce; Zoltán Bochdanovits; Anton J. L. M. van Balkom; Johan A. den Boer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 132 KB
- Volume
- 9999B
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-4841
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