A twin study of genetic and environmental influences on tobacco initiation, regular tobacco use and nicotine dependence

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1251-1261

  Maes, Hermine H ^a,b,c   Sullivan, Patrick F ^a,b,c   Bulik, Cynthia M ^a,b,c   Neale, Michael C ^a,b,c   Prescott, Carol A ^a,b,c   Eaves, Lindon J ^a,b,c   Kendler, Kenneth S ^a,b,c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TWINS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 8744233885     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291704002405     Document Type: Article

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