Appeal for identical twins with alcoholism or schizophrenia
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Etiological Implications of Studies of Identical Twins Discordant for Schizophrenia
I should like to share with you our experiences in studying identical twins discordant for schizophrenia, for I believe that these investigations have taught us a number of lessons about the problems inherent in research on schizophrenia. I also feel fairly confident that they have brought us closer to the long-hoped-for day when some answers to the schizophrenia conundrum will be forthcoming. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0140-0789,2514-9954
DOI: 10.1192/pb.4.8.124