Behavior Genetic Approaches in Behavioral Medicine

Orientation: Behavior Genetic Approaches in Behavioral Medicine: An Introduction; J.K. Hewitt, J.R. Turner. Addictive Behaviors: Mediators and Moderators of Alcoholism Inheritance; M.M. McGue. Genetic Influences on Smoking Behavior; A.C. Heath, P.A.F. Madden. Smoking and Addictive Behaviors: Epidemiologic, Individual and Family Factors; D.C. Rowe, M.R. Linver. Stress and Reactivity: Behavior Genetic Studies of Cardiovascular Responses to Stress; J.K. Hewitt, J.R. Tunrer. Developmental Genetic Trends in Blood Pressure Levels and Blood Pressure Reactivity to Stress; H. Snieder, et al. Body Weight, Adiposity, and Eating Behaviors: Genetic Influences on Body Mass Index in Early Childhood; L.R. Cardon. Genetic Studies of Obesity across the Lifespan; J.M. Meyer. Genetics, Eating Disorders, and Obesity; J.R. Spelt, J.M. Meyer. Gender and Ethnicity: Issues in the Behavior Genetic Investigation of Gender Differences; C.A. Reynolds, J.K. Hewitt. Studying Ethnicity and Behavioral Medicine: A Quantitative Genetic Approach; K.E. Whitfield, T.P. Miles. Beyond Heritability: Genetic Environmental Risks, and Protective Factors; R. Plomin. Quantitative Trait Loci: Mapping Genes for Complex Traits; L.R. Cardon. Epilogue: Implications of a Behavior Genetic Perspective in Behavioral Medicine; J.K. Hewitt, J.R. Turner. Index.

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