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Genetic Factors in Child Psychiatric Disorders—II. Empirical Findings

1990; Wiley; Volume: 31; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1469-7610.1990.tb02273.x

1469-7610

Michael Rutter, Hope Macdonald, Ann Le Couteur, Richard Harrington, Patrick Bolton, Anthony Bailey,

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Journal of Child Psychology and PsychiatryVolume 31, Issue 1 p. 39-83 Genetic Factors in Child Psychiatric Disorders—II. Empirical Findings Michael Rutter, Michael Rutter MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorHope Macdonald, Hope Macdonald MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorAnn Le Couteur, Ann Le Couteur MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorRichard Harrington, Richard Harrington MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorPatrick Bolton, Patrick Bolton MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorAnthony Bailey, Anthony Bailey MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, U.K.Search for more papers by this author Michael Rutter, Michael Rutter MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorHope Macdonald, Hope Macdonald MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorAnn Le Couteur, Ann Le Couteur MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorRichard Harrington, Richard Harrington MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorPatrick Bolton, Patrick Bolton MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorAnthony Bailey, Anthony Bailey MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, U.K.Search for more papers by this author First published: January 1990 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1990.tb02273.xCitations: 172 Requests for reprints to: Professor Michael Rutter, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, U.K. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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