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Genetic and environmental influences on the association between smoking and panic attacks in females: a population-based twin study.
Psychological medicine - 1 Oct 2004
Reichborn-Kjennerud Ted, Røysamb Espen, Tambs Kristian, Torgersen Svenn, Kringlen Einar, Magnus Per, Harris Jennifer R
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BACKGROUND: Clinical and epidemiological studies have reported an association between lifetime cigarette-smoking and panic attacks. Several explanations for this relationship have been proposed, mostly focusing on direct causal pathways. The objective of this study was to investigate a hypothesis of shared vulnerability by examining whether panic attacks and cigarette-smoking share genetic or environmental...
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