Parent and sibling influences on adolescent alcohol use and misuse: Evidence from a U.S. adoption cohort

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-18

  Mcgue, Matt ^a   Sharma, Anu ^a,b   Benson, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Search Institue   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030022429     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1996.57.8     Document Type: Article

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