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Predicting alcohol use by adolescent males

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

J. Richard Udry
J. Richard Udry
Affiliation:
Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Summary

An attempt was made to predict alcohol use among 101 American white boys aged 13–16. The model combined genetic and social variables. The analysis revealed evidence of a genotype–environment interaction and thus the use of either the biological or social variables alone poorly predicts alcohol use.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , October 1991 , pp. 381 - 386
Copyright
Copyright © 1991, Cambridge University Press

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