The Covariation of Antisocial Behavior and Substance Use in Adolescence: A Behavioral Genetic Perspective

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-112

  McAdams, Tom ^a,b   Rowe, Richard ^b   Rijsdijk, Fruhling ^a   Maughan, Barbara ^a   Eley, Thalia C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84857181294     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00758.x     Document Type: Article

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