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The German multi-centre study on smoking-related behavior-description of a population-based case-control study.
Addiction biology - 1 Oct 2011
Lindenberg Annette, Brinkmeyer Jürgen, Dahmen Norbert, Gallinat Jürgen, de Millas Walter, Mobascher Arian, Wagner Michael, Schulze-Rauschenbach Svenja, Gründer Gerhard, Spreckelmeyer Katja N, Clepce Marion, Thürauf Norbert, von der Goltz Christoph, Kiefer Falk, Steffens Michael, Holler Daniela, Díaz-Lacava Amalia, Wienker Thomas, Winterer Georg
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Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for most of the diseases leading in mortality. Nicotine dependence (ND), which sustains regular smoking, is now acknowledged to be under substantial genetic control with some environmental contribution. At present, however, genetic studies on ND are mostly conducted in populations that have been poorly characterized with regard to ND-related phenotypes for the simple reason...
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