Experimentally induced aggressiveness in adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs): Preliminary behavioral and neuroendocrine findings

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 776-783

  Gerra, Gilberto ^a   Zaimovic, Amir ^a   Sartori, Roberto ^a   Raggi, Maria Augusta ^a,b   Bocchi, Carlotta ^a   Zambelli, Ursula ^a   Timpano, Mariaemanuela ^a   Zanichelli, Valeria ^a   Delsignore, Roberto ^a,c   Brambilla, Francesca ^a,d  

^a Az USL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d Divisione di Medicina II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; HYSTERIA; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PARANOIA; PERSONALITY;

EID: 0032699854     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1999.60.776     Document Type: Article

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