Sex differences and developmental stability in genetic and environmental influences on psychoactive substance consumption from early adolescence to young adulthood

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1907-1916

  Baker, J H ^a,b   Maes, H H ^a,b,c   Larsson, H ^d   Lichtenstein, P ^d   Kendler, K S ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescence; development; substance use; twin study

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054847782     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329171000259X     Document Type: Article

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