Is smoking heaviness causally associated with alcohol use? A Mendelian randomization study in four European cohorts
Author(s) -
Michelle Taylor,
Line Rode,
Johan Håkon Bjørngaard,
Amy E. Taylor,
Stig E. Bojesen,
Bjørn Olav Åsvold,
Maiken E. Gabrielsen,
Glyn Lewis,
Børge G. Nordestgaard,
Pål Romundstad,
Matthew Hickman,
Marcus R. Munafò
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyy027
Subject(s) - mendelian randomization , medicine , observational study , longitudinal study , biobank , demography , confidence interval , population , cohort study , environmental health , genetics , biology , pathology , sociology , genetic variants , gene , genotype
Observational studies have shown that tobacco and alcohol use co-occur, but it is not clear whether this relationship is causal.
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