Genetic Influences on DSM-III-R Drug Abuse and Dependence: A Study of 3,372 Twin Pairs

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 473-477

  Tsuang, Ming T ^a,b   Lyons, Michael J ^a,c   Eisen, Seth A ^d,e   Goldberg, Jack ^g,h   True, William ^d,f   Lin, Nong ^d   Meyer, Joanne M ^h,i   Toomey, Rosemary ^a,c   Faraone, Stephen V ^a   Eaves, Lindon ⁱ  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f S LOUIS UNIV HLTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^h HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Drug dependence; Genetics; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE; TWIN CONCORDANCE; TWINS;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISEASES IN TWINS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HALLUCINOGENS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PHENCYCLIDINE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029763154     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19960920)67:5<473::aid-ajmg6>3.0.co;2-l     Document Type: Article

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