The causal role of smoking in anxiety and depression: A Mendelian randomization analysis of the HUNT study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 711-719

  Bjorngaard J H ^a,b   Gunnell, D ^c   Elvestad, M B ^a   Davey Smith, G ^c   Skorpen, F ^a   Krokan, H ^a   Vatten, L ^a   Romundstad, P ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

instrumental variable; Key words Genetic epidemiology; mental health; nicotine

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHROMOSOME 15; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ALLELES; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BODY MASS INDEX; CAUSALITY; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874850513     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291712001274     Document Type: Article

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