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A genetic analysis of smoking behavior in family members of older adult males.
Addiction (Abingdon, England) - 1 Mar 2000
Cheng L S, Swan G E, Carmelli D
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AIMS: To conduct a genetic study of smoking behavior in 493 three-generation families. DESIGN: Complex segregation analysis and maximum likelihood statistics were used to describe the familial clustering of ever-smoking under several transmission models. SETTING: The Western Collaborative Group Study, an ageing and health study currently in its 39th year of follow-up. PARTICIPANTS: Probands were male participants...
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