The Genetics of Smoking Related Behavior: A Brief Review

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 326, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 168-173

  Li, Ming D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Candidate genes; Genetics; Linkage; Tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; NICOTINE; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0142028005     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200310000-00003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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