Psychiatry Research
Volume 144, Issue 1 , Pages 1-15 , 30 September 2006

Relations of serotonin function to personality: Current views and a key methodological issue

Received 18 October 2005 ,Revised 1 February 2006 ,Accepted 1 March 2006.

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