Early age of alcohol initiation is not the cause of alcohol use disorders in adulthood, but is a major indicator of genetic risk. A population-based twin study

Addiction

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1824-1832

  Ystrom, Eivind ^a   Kendler, Kenneth S ^b,c   Reichborn Kjennerud, Ted ^a,d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

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

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Alcohol dependence; Alcohol use; Alcohol use disorders; Causality; Cohort studies; Confounding factors; Genetics; Sex; Twin study

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908030331     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12620     Document Type: Article

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