Assessing the risk for alcoholism among sons of alcoholics

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-145

  Schuckit, Marc A ^a   Smith, Tom L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031050503     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1997.58.141     Document Type: Article

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