Sex differences in the sources of genetic liability to alcohol abuse and dependence in a population-based sample of U.S. twins

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1136-1144

  Prescott, Carol A ^a   Aggen, Steven H ^b   Kendler, Kenneth S ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol Abuse; Alcohol Dependence; Genetics; Sex Differences; Twins

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWINS;

EID: 0032782068     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1999.tb04270.x     Document Type: Article

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