Predictors of problem drinking and alcohol dependence in a population- based sample of female twins

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-181

  Prescott, Carol A ^a   Neale, Michael C ^a   Corey, Linda A ^a,b   Kendler, Kenneth S ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; TWINS;

EID: 0031045518     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1997.58.167     Document Type: Article

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