Religion, psychopathology, and substance use and abuse: A multimeasure, genetic-epidemiologic study

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 322-329

  Kendler, Kenneth S ^a,c   Gardner, Charles O ^b   Prescott, Carol A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Psychiat Genetics Research Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TWINS;

EID: 0031017292     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.3.322     Document Type: Article

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