Cigarette smoking and alcohol use in Finland and Sweden: A cross-national twin study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1982, Pages 378-386

  Kaprio, Jaakko ^a   Hammar, Niklas ^b   Koskenvuo, Markku ^a   Floderus myrhed, Birgitta ^b   Langinvainio, Heimo ^a   Sarna, Seppo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SMOKING; TWINS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; SWEDEN; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0020450943     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/11.4.378     Document Type: Article

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