Do the same genetic and environmental effects underlie the covariation of alcohol dependence, smoking, and aggressive behaviour?

Biological Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-277

  von der Pahlen, Bettina ^a   Santtila, Pekka ^a   Johansson, Ada ^a   Varjonen, Markus ^a   Jern, Patrick ^a   Witting, Katarina ^a   Kenneth Sandnabba, N ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aggression; Alcohol; Extended twin study; Genetic effects; Nicotine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CORRELATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 44649198354     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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