Genetic and environmental contributions to nicotine, alcohol and cannabis dependence in male twins

doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02243.x

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Genetic and environmental contributions to nicotine, alcohol and cannabis dependence in male twins

15 Jul 2008

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AIMS: To compute the common and specific genetic and environmental contributions to nicotine dependence (ND) alcohol dependence (AD) and cannabis dependence (CD). DESIGN: Twin model. PARTICIPANTS: Data from 1874 monozygotic and 1498 dizygotic twin pair members of the Vietnam Era Twin Registry were obtained via telephone administration of a structured psychiatric interview in 1992. MEASUREMENTS: Data to derive...

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