Genetics of Smoking Behavior and Its Consequences: The Role of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 919-921

  Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E ^a   Stefansson, Kari ^a  

^a DECODE GENETICS   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 15; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

EID: 55349143860     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.09.010     Document Type: Note

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