The Epidemiology and Genetics of Smoking Initiation and Persistence: Crosscultural Comparisons of Twin Study Results

Twin Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 82-97

  Madden, Pamela A F ^a   Pedersen, Nancy L ^b   Kaprio, Jaakko ^c   Koskenvou, Markku J ^d   Martin, Nicholas G ^e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Turku University   (Finland)

^e QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHARED ENVIRONMENT EFFECT; SMOKING; SMOKING INITIATION; SMOKING PERSISTENCE; SWEDEN; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 1542619350     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/13690520460741471     Document Type: Article

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