The Alcohol-Aggression Relationship and Differential Sensitivity to Alcohol

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 302-315

  Pihl, R O ^a   Assaad, J M ^a   Hoaken, P N S ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Alcohol; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042073112     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.10072     Document Type: Article

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