Genetic and environmental influences on the ages of drinking and gambling initiation: Evidence for distinct aetiologies and sex differences

Addiction

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 323-331

  Richmond Rakerd, Leah S ^a,b   Slutske, Wendy S ^a,b   Heath, Andrew C ^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

Age of onset; Alcohol use; Gambling; Sex differences; Twins; Unique environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWINS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; SEX FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84892380074     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12310     Document Type: Article

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