Commentary: three approaches to drug abuse genetics.
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چکیده
Several different lines of evidence now suggest substantial genetic influences on inter-individual differences in vulnerability to drug abuse (Uhl et al. 1994). The three proposed studies described by Comings, by Tsuang and Lyons, and by McGue, Lykken, and Iacono each approach issues relating to genetics of drug abuse vulnerability in ways that are distinctive and interesting. Moreover they appear to represent several of the major perspectives in this emerging and exciting area of human genetics.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- NIDA research monograph
دوره 159 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996