Genetic and social determinants of initiation and age at onset of smoking in Australian twins.

doi:10.1023/a:1021670703806

Loading publication...

Noodle always counts identifier-free feature events for service operation. With your permission, Google Analytics can also estimate audience and engagement. Search text, publication identifiers, cookies, IP addresses and browser fingerprints are never included in Noodle's first-party event counters.

Privacy details

Back to search

Article

Genetic and social determinants of initiation and age at onset of smoking in Australian twins.

Behavior genetics - 1 Nov 1999

Heath A C, Kirk K M, Meyer J M, Martin N G

Abstract excerpt

Retrospective data on age at onset of smoking, reported by 3810 adult Australian twin pairs, were analyzed to determine the role of genetic and environmental factors in the onset of smoking. Results of nonmetric multidimensional scaling supported a two-process model in which different etiologic factors determined which individuals were at risk of becoming smokers and the age at onset of smoking in those who were...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Australia
Diseases in Twins
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Male
Smoking
Social Environment

Source

Open in PubMed

Identifiers

PMID: 10857245
DOI: 10.1023/a:1021670703806

Provenance

PubMed metadata and Literature Corpus relationships. Corpus snapshot updated 30 Aug 2026.

Community interpretation

Discuss the evidence

Ask a question, add context or challenge an interpretation. Community activity is separate from scientific evidence strength.

discussions

replies

Citations encouraged

Claims remain attributable.

No discussion yet

Be the first to add a careful, cited interpretation.

Methodology Data sources Editorial policy Privacy About Contact Helena Bioinformatics