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Section 9

from Part III - Taxonomy, Integration, and Multiple Levels of Explanation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2020

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Kenneth S. Kendler ,
Josef Parnas  and
Peter Zachar
Kenneth S. Kendler
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Josef Parnas
Affiliation:
University of Copenhagen
Peter Zachar
Affiliation:
Auburn University, Montgomery
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Levels of Analysis in Psychopathology
Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives
 , pp. 303 - 342
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