A web-based study of personality, psychopathology and substance use in twin, other relative and relationship pairs

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-141

  Kendler, Kenneth S ^a   Myers, John ^a   Potter, Jeff ^b   Opalesky, Jill ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Atof Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use; Personality; Twins; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WEB BROWSER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIBLINGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66249138492     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.12.2.137     Document Type: Article

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