Genetic and environmental contributions to the correlation between alcohol consumption and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Results from a bivariate analysis of Norwegian twin data

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-250

  Tambs, Kristian ^a   Harris, Jennifer R ^a   Magnus, Per ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Anxiety; Comorbidity; Depression; Genetics; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORWAY; PHENOTYPE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; NORWAY; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0031001073     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025662114352     Document Type: Article

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