A closer look at the evidence for sex differences in the genetic and environmental influences on gambling in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent health: From disordered to ordered gambling

Addiction

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 120-127

  Slutske, Wendy S ^a   Richmond Rakerd, Leah S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Add Health; Emerging adults; Family environment; Gambling; Sex differences; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890249037     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12345     Document Type: Article

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