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Genetic and environmental contributions to the overlap between psychological, fatigue and somatic symptoms: a twin study in Sri Lanka.

Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Feb 2011

Ball Harriet A, Siribaddana Sisira H, Sumathipala Athula, Kovas Yulia, Glozier Nick, Rijsdijk Frühling, McGuffin Peter, Hotopf Matthew

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BACKGROUND: Somatic symptoms often co-occur with psychological symptoms but this overlap is poorly understood. Some aspects of this overlap differ in the South Asian context, but it is not clear whether this is a reporting effect or an underlying difference in experienced illness. METHODS: Home interviews were administered to 4,024 twins randomly selected from a population-based twin register in the Colombo...

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PMID: 21314256
DOI: 10.1375/twin.14.1.53
PMCID: PMC3066854

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