Genetic and environmental influences on sleep quality in middle-aged men: A twin study

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 519-526

  Genderson, Margo R ^a   Rana, Brinda K ^b,c   Panizzon, Matthew S ^b   Grant, Michael D ^a   Toomey, Rosemary ^a   Jacobson, Kristen C ^d   Xian, Hong ^e,f   Cronin Golomb, Alice ^a   Franz, Carol E ^b   Kremen, William S ^b,c   Lyons, Michael J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR STRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f VA St Louis Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

Heritability; PSQI; Sleep quality; Twins; VETSA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME;

HERITABILITY; PSQI; SLEEP QUALITY; TWINS; VETSA;

AGING; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84884156020     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12048     Document Type: Article

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