Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 108, Issue 1 , Pages 49-55 , 1 April 2010

Mechanisms underlying the lifetime co-occurrence of tobacco and cannabis use in adolescent and young adult twins

  • Arpana Agrawal

      Affiliations

    • Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 660 S. Euclid CB 8134, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 314 286 1778; fax: +1 314 286 2213.
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  • Judy L. Silberg

      Affiliations

    • Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Human Genetics, Richmond, VA 23220, United States
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  • Michael T. Lynskey

      Affiliations

    • Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 660 S. Euclid CB 8134, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States
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  • Hermine H. Maes

      Affiliations

    • Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Human Genetics, Richmond, VA 23220, United States
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  • Lindon J. Eaves

      Affiliations

    • Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Human Genetics, Richmond, VA 23220, United States

Received 2 July 2009 ,Revised 12 November 2009 ,Accepted 14 November 2009.

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