Substance use and sexual intercourse onsets in adolescence: A genetically informative discordant twin design

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 114-116

  Deutsch, Arielle R ^a,b   Slutske, Wendy S ^a,b   Heath, Andrew C ^b,c   Madden, Pamela A F ^b,c   Martin, Nicholas G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Midwest Alcoholism Research Institute   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Problem behavior theory; Sexual intercourse onset; Substance use onset; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SMOKING; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUBSTANCE USE; TWIN DISCORDANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

PROBLEM BEHAVIOR THEORY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE ONSET; SUBSTANCE USE ONSET; TWIN STUDY;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TWINS;

EID: 84890751179     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.07.013     Document Type: Article

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