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Prevalence and a 2½ Years Incidence of Chromosome Abnormalities Among all Males in a Forensic Psychiatric Clinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Johannes Nielsen
Johannes Nielsen*
Affiliation:
The Cytogenetic Laboratory, Århus State Hospital, Risskov
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Most chromosome studies of criminal males have been made on groups selected on account of tall stature with the main purpose of finding the frequency of patients with extra Y or X chromosomes.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 119 , Issue 552 , November 1971 , pp. 503 - 512
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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