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Blood Substrate Collection and Handling Procedures under Pseudo-Field Conditions: Evaluation of Suitability for Inflammatory Biomarker Measurement

Karen SugdenDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, U.S.A, Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, U.S.ACorrespondence[email protected]
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Andrea DaneseInstitute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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Idan ShalevDepartment of Biobehavioral Health, Network on Child Protection and Well-Being, Social Science Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, U.S.A.
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Benjamin S. WilliamsDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, U.S.A., Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, U.S.A.
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Avshalom CaspiDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA, Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, U.S.A., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA, Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
Pages 273-284 | Published online: 11 Dec 2015

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