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L. S. Penrose FRS (1898–1972)

Psychiatrist and professor of human genetics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

David C. Watt
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 173 , Issue 6 , December 1998 , pp. 458 - 461
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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