An Australian twin study of cannabis and other illicit drug use and misuse, and other psychopathology

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 631-641

  Lynskey, Michael T ^a   Agrawal, Arpana ^a   Henders, Anjali ^b   Nelson, Elliot C ^a   Madden, Pamela A F ^a   Martin, Nicholas G ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Comorbidity; Illicit drugs; twin

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COMORBIDITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECONSULTATION; TWINS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; DISEASES IN TWINS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84873848136     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2012.41     Document Type: Article

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