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Source: Association for Psychological Science (APS)
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1. D'Onofrio, Brian M.
Does Smoking During Pregnancy Cause Offspring Externalizing Problems?
Presented: New York, NY, Association for Psychological Science, 18th Annual Convention, Symposium: Genetically Informed Studies of Environmental Risk Factors, May 25-28, 2006
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: Association for Psychological Science (APS)
Keyword(s): Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Child Health; Genetics; Pre-natal Care/Exposure; Smoking (see Cigarette Use)

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The current project used the NLSY to explore the relations between smoking during pregnancy and offspring externalizing problems. When offspring were compared to their siblings who differed in their exposure to prenatal nicotine, there was no association. Genetically informed analyses suggest that environmental variables confound the observed intergenerational associations.
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D'Onofrio, Brian M. "Does Smoking During Pregnancy Cause Offspring Externalizing Problems?." Presented: New York, NY, Association for Psychological Science, 18th Annual Convention, Symposium: Genetically Informed Studies of Environmental Risk Factors, May 25-28, 2006.