Common genetic influences on the timing of first use for alcohol, cigarettes, and cannabis in young African-American women

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 102, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 49-55

  Sartor, Carolyn E ^a   Agrawal, Arpana ^a   Lynskey, Michael T ^a   Bucholz, Kathleen K ^a   Madden, Pamela A F ^a   Heath, Andrew C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cannabis; Early initiation; Tobacco; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MISSOURI; PSYCHOMETRICS; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 64849111796     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.12.013     Document Type: Article

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