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‘It could just be an additional test couldn’t it?’: genetic testing for susceptibility to aggression and violence

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‘It could just be an additional test couldn’t it?’: genetic testing for susceptibility to aggression and violence. / Levitt, Mairi; Pieri, Elisa.
In: New Genetics and Society, Vol. 28, No. 2, 06.2009, p. 189-200.

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Levitt, M & Pieri, E 2009, '‘It could just be an additional test couldn’t it?’: genetic testing for susceptibility to aggression and violence', New Genetics and Society, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 189-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/14636770902901629

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Levitt, M., & Pieri, E. (2009). ‘It could just be an additional test couldn’t it?’: genetic testing for susceptibility to aggression and violence. New Genetics and Society, 28(2), 189-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/14636770902901629

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Levitt M, Pieri E. ‘It could just be an additional test couldn’t it?’: genetic testing for susceptibility to aggression and violence. New Genetics and Society. 2009 Jun;28(2):189-200. doi: 10.1080/14636770902901629

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Levitt, Mairi ; Pieri, Elisa. / ‘It could just be an additional test couldn’t it?’ : genetic testing for susceptibility to aggression and violence. In: New Genetics and Society. 2009 ; Vol. 28, No. 2. pp. 189-200.

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