Season of birth and substance abuse: Findings from a large national sample

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 774-780

  Goldberg, Abbie E ^a   Newlin, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Epidemiologic Survey; Season of Birth; Substance Abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0033918505     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2000.tb02055.x     Document Type: Article

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