Co-twin dependence modifies heritability of abstinence and alcohol use: A population-based study of Finnish twins

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 232-244

  Penninkilampi Kerola, Varpu ^a,c,e   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a,b   Moilanen, Irma ^c   Rose, Richard J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CO TWIN DEPENDENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; INTIMACY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; TIME; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CODEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REGISTRIES; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 21044432669     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/1832427054253095     Document Type: Article

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