Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 85, Issue 1 , Pages 71-76 , March 2005

Distribution and gender effects of the subscales of a German version of the temperament autoquestionnaire briefTEMPS-M in a university student population

  • Andreas Erfurth

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Bezirkskrankenhaus Augsburg, Dr.-Mack-Str. 1, Augsburg 86156, Germany. Tel.: +49-821-4803-112; fax: +49-821-4803-266.
    • Department of Psychiatry, Münster University Hospital, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 11, 48129 Münster, Germany
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  • Alexander L. Gerlach

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Bezirkskrankenhaus Augsburg, Dr.-Mack-Str. 1, Augsburg 86156, Germany. Tel.: +49-821-4803-112; fax: +49-821-4803-266.
    • Department of Psychology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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  • Nikolaus Michael

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    • Department of Psychiatry, Münster University Hospital, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 11, 48129 Münster, Germany
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  • Ines Boenigk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Münster University Hospital, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 11, 48129 Münster, Germany
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  • Inga Hellweg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Münster University Hospital, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 11, 48129 Münster, Germany
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  • Salvatore Signoretta

      Affiliations

    • Ville di Nozzano, Nozzano San Pietro, Lucca, Italy
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  • Kareen Akiskal

      Affiliations

    • International Mood Centre, University of California at San Diego and VA Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA
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  • Hagop S. Akiskal

      Affiliations

    • International Mood Centre, University of California at San Diego and VA Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA

Received 15 January 2003 ,Accepted 3 July 2003.

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PII: S0165-0327(03)00253-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2003.07.003

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 85, Issue 1 , Pages 71-76 , March 2005

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