Longitudinal analyses of the determinants of drinking and of drinking to intoxication in adolescent twins

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 455-461

  Viken, Richard J ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^b,d   Koskenvuo, Markku ^c   Rose, Richard J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Alcohol; Genetic family environment; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; TWINS;

EID: 0033512290     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1021631122461     Document Type: Article

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