Genetic Influence on Smoking — A Study of Male Twins
Open Access
- 17 September 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 327 (12) , 829-833
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199209173271201
Abstract
The results of twin and family studies suggest that heredity has a small influence on smoking behavior.Keywords
This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
- Smoking and alcohol consumption in adult male twins: Genetic heritability and shared environmental influencesJournal of Substance Abuse, 1990
- Heritability of Substance Use in the NAS-NRC Twin RegistryActa geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research, 1990
- Pharmacologic Aspects of Cigarette Smoking and Nicotine AddictionNew England Journal of Medicine, 1988
- Psychological characteristics in twins discordant for smoking behavior: A matched-twin-pair analysisAddictive Behaviors, 1988
- Genetic Influences on Use and Abuse of Alcohol: A Study of 5638 Adult Finnish Twin BrothersAlcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research, 1987
- GENETICS OF SMOKING - A BRIEF REVIEWBehavior Therapy, 1986
- Twin Analysis as a Potential Tool for Examining Psychosocial Factors Associated with and Preceeding Smoking BehaviorsActa geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research, 1984
- Cigarette Smoking and Alcohol Use in Finland and Sweden: A Cross-National Twin StudyInternational Journal of Epidemiology, 1982
- On the significance of never using a drug: An example from cigarette smoking.Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1976
- 202. Note: Significance Factors for the Ratio of a Poisson Variable to Its ExpectationPublished by JSTOR ,1964