Overt behavior problems and serotonergic function in middle childhood among male and female offspring of alcoholic fathers

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1340-1348

  Twitchell, Geoffrey R ^a,d   Hanna, Gregory L ^b   Cook, Edwin H ^c   Fitzgerald, Hiram E ^a   Little, Karley Y ^b   Zucker, Robert A ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholic Subtypes; Behavioral Undercontrol; Biological Markers; Children of Alcoholics; Whole Blood Serotonin (5 HT)

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SEROTONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031686479     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03917.x     Document Type: Article

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