Genetic Influence on Smoking — A Study of Male Twins

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 327, Issue 12, 1992, Pages 829-833

  Carmelli, Dorit ^a   Swan, Gary E ^a   Robinette, Dennis ^b   Fabsitz, Richard ^c  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; TWINS;

EID: 0026727976     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199209173271201     Document Type: Article

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