Genetic Risk for Violent Behavior and Environmental Exposure to Disadvantage and Violent Crime: The Case for Gene-Environment Interaction

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 92-120

  Barnes, J C ^a   Jacobs, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

gene environment interaction (GxE); genetic risk; neighborhood context; violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84870822494     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260512448847     Document Type: Article

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