Genetic and environmental risk factors for illicit substance use and use disorders: Joint analysis of self and co-twin ratings

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-13

  Ystrom, Eivind ^a   Reichborn Kjennerud, Ted ^a   Neale, Michael C ^b,c   Kendler, Kenneth S ^b,c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Co twin report; Comorbidity; Illicit drugs; Rater bias; Substance abuse; Substance use

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE USE; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

DISEASES IN TWINS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TWINS;

EID: 84893656425     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-013-9626-6     Document Type: Article

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