Family history of alcohol dependence in asian americans

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 375-377

  Ebberhart, Nicole C ^a   Luczak, Susan E ^b   Avanecy, Nancy ^c   Wall, Tamara L ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Chinese; Family history; Koreans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ASIAN AMERICANS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141962566     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2003.10400020     Document Type: Article

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