The Washington University twin study of alcoholism

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 134 B, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-55

  Prescott, Carol A ^a,g   Caldwell, Constance B ^b   Carey, Gregory ^c   Vogler, George P ^d   Trumbetta, Susan L ^e   Gottesman, Irving I ^f  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Caldwell Psychological Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Alcohol dependence; Heterogeneity; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RACE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMANS; MALE; MISSOURI; MODELS, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 15744379206     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30124     Document Type: Article

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