Oestradiol and human male alcohol-related aggression

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 589-596

  Eriksson, C J Peter ^a   von der Pahlen, Bettina ^a,b   Sarkola, Taisto ^a   Seppä, Kaija ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FINLAND; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; ESTRADIOL; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; TESTOSTERONE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0345256405     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agg117     Document Type: Article

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