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Section 7

from Part II - Phenomenology, Biological Psychology, and the Mind–Body Problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2020

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. 233 - 234
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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