Does smoking among friends explain apparent genetic effects on current smoking in adolescence and young adulthood?

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1475-1481

  White, V M ^a   Byrnes, G B ^b   Webster, B ^a   Hopper, J L ^b  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Longitudinal; Smoking; Twins; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PARENTAL SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 42149181739     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604250     Document Type: Article

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